2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan James | Iowa | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 108 | 36.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 108.0 |
| 2 | Javon Tracy | Minnesota | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 3 | Trent Mosley | USC | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 142 | 47.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 71.0 |
| 4 | Mac Resetich | Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 65.0 |
| 5 | Zay Robinson | Penn State | FR | WR | 3 | 12 | 149 | 12.42 | 0 | 4.0 | 49.7 |
| 6 | Quentin Redding | Rutgers | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 7 | Chrishon McCray | Mich St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 8 | Tyler Morris | Indiana | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 18.0 |
| 9 | Reece Vander Zee | Iowa | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 10 | Jacory Barney, Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Phillip Bell | Ohio State | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.5 |
| 12 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 13 | Charlie Becker | Indiana | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 14 | Quinn Clark | Nebraska | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 15 | Brandon Inniss | Ohio State | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 16 | De’Zie Jones | Ohio State | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 17 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 17 | Tyrell Henry | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 19 | Xavier Townsend | Purdue | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Drew Wagner | N'western | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Corey Simms | USC | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.