2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/14/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 2 | 5 | 155 | 31.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 77.5 |
| 2 | Penn State | 3 | 12 | 149 | 12.42 | 0 | 4.0 | 49.7 |
| 3 | Iowa | 1 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 1 | 5.0 | 124.0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 5 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 65.0 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.5 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 2 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 4.5 | 20.0 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 2 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 17.5 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 11 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Purdue | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |