2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 79 | 39.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 39.5 |
| 2 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.5 |
| 3 | USC | 4 | 8 | 176 | 22.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 2 | 7 | 147 | 21.00 | 1 | 3.5 | 73.5 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 2 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.0 |
| 6 | UCLA | 3 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 8 | Penn State | 3 | 13 | 172 | 13.23 | 0 | 4.3 | 57.3 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Washington | 2 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 2 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 17.5 |
| 12 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 3 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 15.3 |
| 14 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 17 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |