2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 8 | 15 | 161 | 10.73 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.1 |
| 2 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 11 | 20 | 233 | 11.65 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.2 |
| 3 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| 4 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 179 | 13.77 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.9 |
| 4 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 129 | 11.73 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.1 |
| 4 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| 7 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| 8 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 8 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Rondale Moore | Purdue | FR | WR | 10 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| 8 | Carlos Sandy | Illinois | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 11 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 12 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 9 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Cody White | Mich St | SO | WR | 7 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 13 | Jalen Nailor | Mich St | FR | WR | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 15 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 1 | 0.6 | 12.4 |
| 15 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 8 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
| 17 | Demetrius Douglas | Minnesota | FR | WR | 9 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| 17 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| 17 | Jordan Holmes | Illinois | FR | WR | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 20 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SO | WR | 10 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 21 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | SR | DL | 7 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| 21 | Sam Renner | Minnesota | JR | DL | 9 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 21 | Keandre Jones | Ohio State | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 21 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 21 | A.J. Epenesa | Iowa | SO | DE | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 21 | Dawson DeGroot | Illinois | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 21 | Amani Hooker | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 21 | Ronnie Bell | Michigan | FR | WR | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 21 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 21 | Jeshaun Jones | Maryland | FR | WR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 21 | Danny Davis III | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 21 | Justus Harris | Minnesota | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Jartavius Martin | Illinois | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 21 | Raheem Blackshear | Rutgers | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 21 | Caesar Williams | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.