2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 153 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 30.6 |
| 2 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 118 | 13.11 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.6 |
| 4 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 5 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 7 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 6 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 7 | Cody White | Mich St | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 7 | Carlos Sandy | Illinois | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 10 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 10 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 13 | Rondale Moore | Purdue | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 13 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 15 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | SO | RB | 5 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 16 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 6 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| 16 | Nate Hobbs | Illinois | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 16 | Jordan Holmes | Illinois | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 19 | Demetrius Douglas | Minnesota | FR | WR | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Jeshaun Jones | Maryland | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 20 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 22 | Keandre Jones | Ohio State | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| 22 | A.J. Epenesa | Iowa | SO | DE | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 22 | Amani Hooker | Iowa | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 22 | Ronnie Bell | Michigan | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 22 | Raheem Blackshear | Rutgers | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 22 | Caesar Williams | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| 28 | Sam Renner | Minnesota | JR | DL | 7 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| 28 | Justus Harris | Minnesota | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.