2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record 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 | 6 | 16 | 77 | 4.81 | 0 | 2.7 | 12.8 |
| 2 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 7 | 15 | 165 | 11.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 23.6 |
| 3 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 103 | 6.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.9 |
| 4 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 116 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.6 |
| 5 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 9 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 5 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 8 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| 7 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 10 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Drew Hmielewski | Minnesota | FR | WR | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 9 | Nate Hobbs | Illinois | FR | DB | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 11 | Riley Lees | N'western | FR | WR | 7 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Cody White | Mich St | FR | WR | 7 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 13 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 13 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | JR | WR | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Malik Turner | Illinois | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 16 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 18 | Garrett Hudson | Purdue | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 18 | Denzel Ward | Ohio State | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 18 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 18 | Jahrvis Davenport | Maryland | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Darrell Stewart Jr. | Mich St | SO | WR | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tyjon Lindsey | Nebraska | FR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.