2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 4 | 13 | 217 | 16.69 | 1 | 3.3 | 54.3 |
| 2 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 4 | 14 | 176 | 12.57 | 1 | 3.5 | 44.0 |
| 3 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 33.7 |
| 4 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 5 | Mike Dudek | Illinois | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| 6 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 7 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 4 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 9 | Laress Nelson | Mich St | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 11 | Darrell Stewart Jr. | Mich St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Hunter Hayek | Rutgers | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 13 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| 14 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 15 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 16 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 17 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Troy Apke | Penn State | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 18 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 20 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 21 | Jake Funk | Maryland | SO | RB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.