2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 9 | 26 | 144 | 5.54 | 0 | 2.9 | 16.0 |
| 2 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 10 | 15 | 158 | 10.53 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.8 |
| 3 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 10 | 23 | 141 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.1 |
| 4 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
| 5 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 9 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.8 |
| 6 | Riley Lees | N'western | FR | WR | 9 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.7 |
| 7 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 9 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| 9 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
| 10 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| 11 | Drew Hmielewski | Minnesota | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 12 | Cody White | Mich St | FR | WR | 9 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| 13 | Laress Nelson | Mich St | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 9 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 15 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 16 | Garrett Hudson | Purdue | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 17 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 17 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 19 | Malik Turner | Illinois | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 20 | Denzel Ward | Ohio State | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Josh Metellus | Michigan | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 22 | Connor Heyward | Mich St | FR | RB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 23 | Nate Hobbs | Illinois | FR | DB | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 24 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Jahrvis Davenport | Maryland | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Darrell Stewart Jr. | Mich St | SO | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Tyjon Lindsey | Nebraska | FR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Terry McLaurin | Ohio State | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Zech McPhearson | Penn State | FR | CB | 7 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 30 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | SO | WR | 9 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| 31 | Hunter Hayek | Rutgers | FR | WR | 9 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.