2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.6 |
| 2 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 5 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.6 |
| 3 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.5 |
| 4 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| 5 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| 7 | Garrett Hudson | Purdue | SR | LB | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 8 | Mike Dudek | Illinois | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Malik Turner | Illinois | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 11 | Nate Hobbs | Illinois | FR | DB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 12 | Drew Hmielewski | Minnesota | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |