2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Mosley | USC | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 142 | 47.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 71.0 |
| 2 | Evan James | Iowa | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 108 | 36.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 108.0 |
| 3 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 4 | Chrishon McCray | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 5 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 3 | 13 | 172 | 13.23 | 0 | 4.3 | 57.3 |
| 6 | Quentin Redding | Rutgers | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 7 | Reece Vander Zee | Iowa | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 8 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 9 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Phillip Bell | Ohio State | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.