2023 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daequan Hardy | Penn State | SR | CB | 11 | 17 | 248 | 14.59 | 2 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 2 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SR | WR | 11 | 15 | 127 | 8.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.5 |
| 3 | Isaiah Williams | Illinois | JR | WR | 12 | 11 | 127 | 11.55 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| 4 | Chimere Dike | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 11 | 12 | 108 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 5 | Tyrell Henry | Mich St | SO | WR | 11 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Jeshaun Jones | Maryland | SR | WR | 12 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Semaj Morgan | Michigan | FR | WR | 15 | 3 | 101 | 33.67 | 0 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
| 7 | Jake Thaw | Michigan | SR | WR | 15 | 15 | 101 | 6.73 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 9 | Vinny Anthony II | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 13 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| 10 | Quentin Redding | Minnesota | SO | WR | 13 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| 11 | Tyler Morris | Michigan | SO | WR | 15 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.9 |
| 12 | A.J. Henning | N'western | SR | WR | 12 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 13 | Kaden Saunders | Penn State | FR | WR | 11 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| 14 | Kaden Wetjen | Iowa | JR | WR | 14 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 14 | Jayden Ballard | Ohio State | JR | WR | 11 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Jaylin Lucas | Indiana | SO | RB | 11 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 17 | Billy Kemp IV | Nebraska | SR | WR | 11 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 17 | Emeka Egbuka | Ohio State | JR | WR | 9 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 19 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SR | DB | 9 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 20 | DeQuece Carter | Indiana | SR | WR | 11 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 20 | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | Purdue | SR | RB | 11 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 22 | Trevor Yeboah-Kodie | Rutgers | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 23 | Corey Crooms Jr. | Minnesota | SR | WR | 13 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Christian Boivin | Michigan | JR | LB | 15 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 25 | Hank Beatty | Illinois | SO | WR | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 26 | Julian Fleming | Ohio State | SR | WR | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 27 | Tommi Hill | Nebraska | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 27 | Hunter Wohler | Wisconsin | JR | S | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 29 | Alex Bullock | Nebraska | SO | WR | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Brenden Deasfernandes | Iowa | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Rashad Rochelle | Rutgers | SO | WR | 11 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 33 | Christian Dremel | Rutgers | SR | WR | 12 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.