2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/13/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Indiana 5 2 53 26.50 0 0.4 10.6
2 Illinois 5 4 98 24.50 0 0.8 19.6
3 USC 7 13 205 15.77 1 1.9 29.3
4 Iowa 5 12 175 14.58 1 2.4 35.0
5 Rutgers 4 2 24 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
6 Penn State 6 16 175 10.94 0 2.7 29.2
7 Michigan State 6 8 84 10.50 0 1.3 14.0
8 Minnesota 5 13 132 10.15 0 2.6 26.4
9 UCLA 5 11 107 9.73 0 2.2 21.4
10 Oregon 4 6 53 8.83 0 1.5 13.3
11 Washington 5 6 46 7.67 0 1.2 9.2
12 Northwestern 4 4 30 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
12 Wisconsin 4 2 15 7.50 0 0.5 3.8
14 Nebraska 5 13 87 6.69 0 2.6 17.4
15 Ohio State 6 17 101 5.94 0 2.8 16.8
16 Purdue 5 5 25 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
17 Michigan 5 7 30 4.29 0 1.4 6.0
18 Maryland 5 5 20 4.00 0 1.0 4.0