2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Dudek | Illinois | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.5 |
| 2 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 11 | 24 | 319 | 13.29 | 1 | 2.2 | 29.0 |
| 3 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 4 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.3 |
| 4 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.7 |
| 5 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 8 | 25 | 242 | 9.68 | 1 | 3.1 | 30.3 |
| 6 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 13 | 23 | 209 | 9.09 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| 7 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.8 |
| 8 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 9 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 12 | 24 | 147 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.