2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 8 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 8 | 22 | 388 | 17.64 | 2 | 2.8 | 48.5 |
| 3 | USC | 9 | 16 | 259 | 16.19 | 1 | 1.8 | 28.8 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 8 | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.4 |
| 5 | Iowa | 8 | 25 | 311 | 12.44 | 1 | 3.1 | 38.9 |
| 6 | Indiana | 9 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.9 |
| 7 | Penn State | 8 | 19 | 196 | 10.32 | 0 | 2.4 | 24.5 |
| 8 | Purdue | 8 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| 9 | Maryland | 8 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 8 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 1 | 0.6 | 5.9 |
| 11 | UCLA | 8 | 15 | 140 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.5 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 8 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Oregon | 8 | 13 | 103 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.9 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 8 | 22 | 149 | 6.77 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.6 |
| 15 | Michigan | 8 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 8 | 20 | 123 | 6.15 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.4 |
| 17 | Washington | 8 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 8 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |