2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 13 | 40 | 320 | 8.00 | 1 | 3.1 | 24.6 |
| 2 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 13 | 24 | 319 | 13.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.5 |
| 3 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 266 | 19.00 | 2 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 4 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 14 | 24 | 206 | 8.58 | 1 | 1.7 | 14.7 |
| 5 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 153 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 6 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 14 | 26 | 144 | 5.54 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.3 |
| 7 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 108 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.4 |
| 8 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 90 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Riley Lees | N'western | FR | WR | 13 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 13 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| 12 | Mike Dudek | Illinois | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
| 13 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 13 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 15 | Laress Nelson | Mich St | FR | WR | 10 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 16 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 13 | 17 | 30 | 1.76 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 17 | Drew Hmielewski | Minnesota | FR | WR | 8 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 18 | Cody White | Mich St | FR | WR | 13 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| 19 | Darrell Stewart Jr. | Mich St | SO | WR | 13 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 20 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | JR | WR | 13 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 21 | Garrett Hudson | Purdue | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 22 | Max Cooper | Iowa | FR | WR | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 22 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 24 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 25 | Mark Allen | Penn State | JR | RB | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 25 | Denzel Ward | Ohio State | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 27 | Malik Turner | Illinois | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 27 | Josh Metellus | Michigan | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 27 | Hunter Hayek | Rutgers | FR | WR | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 30 | Connor Heyward | Mich St | FR | RB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 30 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | FR | RB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 32 | Nate Hobbs | Illinois | FR | DB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 33 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 34 | Troy Apke | Penn State | SR | S | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 35 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |