2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/14/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 17 | 321 | 18.88 | 2 | 3.4 | 64.2 |
| 2 | Iowa | 5 | 15 | 212 | 14.13 | 1 | 3.0 | 42.4 |
| 3 | USC | 7 | 13 | 205 | 15.77 | 1 | 1.9 | 29.3 |
| 4 | Penn State | 4 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 0 | 3.5 | 41.3 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 5 | 15 | 110 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 6 | UCLA | 5 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.4 |
| 7 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | 85 | 28.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 5 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.8 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 4 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 20.3 |
| 10 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.4 |
| 11 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 12 | Purdue | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 15 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 16 | Washington | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |