2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 3 | 13 | 172 | 13.23 | 0 | 4.3 | 57.3 |
| 2 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | SR | WR | 3 | 9 | 251 | 27.89 | 2 | 3.0 | 83.7 |
| 3 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 15.3 |
| 4 | Evan James | Iowa | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 1 | 2.3 | 49.3 |
| 5 | Trent Mosley | USC | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 52.7 |
| 5 | Tyler Morris | Indiana | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 5 | Xavier Townsend | Purdue | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | JR | CB | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 5 | Phillip Bell | Ohio State | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 10 | Chrishon McCray | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 10 | Reece Vander Zee | Iowa | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 10 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 14 | Mac Resetich | Illinois | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 79 | 39.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 26.3 |
| 14 | Semaj Morgan | UCLA | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.7 |
| 14 | Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding | Maryland | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| 14 | Quentin Redding | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Evan Stewart | Oregon | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 20 | Drew Wagner | N'western | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 20 | Carson Grove | N'western | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 22 | Carson Van Dinter | Wisconsin | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Braiden Stevens | Minnesota | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 22 | Charlie Becker | Indiana | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 22 | Quinn Clark | Nebraska | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 22 | Dakorien Moore | Oregon | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 22 | Zacharyus Williams | USC | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 22 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | SO | RB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Corey Simms | USC | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.