2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 9 | 28 | 358 | 12.79 | 1 | 3.1 | 39.8 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 9 | 20 | 126 | 6.30 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 9 | 19 | 85 | 4.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 9.4 |
| 4 | Maryland | 9 | 18 | 170 | 9.44 | 1 | 2.0 | 18.9 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 9 | 17 | 123 | 7.24 | 0 | 1.9 | 13.7 |
| 6 | Indiana | 9 | 16 | 112 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.4 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 9 | 15 | 109 | 7.27 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.1 |
| 7 | Illinois | 9 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 9 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| 10 | Michigan | 9 | 14 | 152 | 10.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.9 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 10 | 16 | 109 | 6.81 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| 12 | Penn State | 10 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 9 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Purdue | 9 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.6 |