2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 271 | 15.06 | 1 | 2.0 | 30.1 |
| 2 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 257 | 25.70 | 2 | 2.5 | 64.3 |
| 3 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 9 | 29 | 255 | 8.79 | 1 | 3.2 | 28.3 |
| 4 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 11 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.5 |
| 5 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.8 |
| 6 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.8 |
| 7 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 8 | Riley Lees | N'western | FR | WR | 10 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| 10 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| 11 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Mike Dudek | Illinois | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.0 |
| 13 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Laress Nelson | Mich St | FR | WR | 8 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 15 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 16 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 11 | 16 | 30 | 1.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| 17 | Cody White | Mich St | FR | WR | 9 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 17 | Drew Hmielewski | Minnesota | FR | WR | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 19 | Darrell Stewart Jr. | Mich St | SO | WR | 9 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 20 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | JR | WR | 10 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 21 | Max Cooper | Iowa | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 21 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 23 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | JR | DB | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 24 | Mark Allen | Penn State | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 25 | Josh Metellus | Michigan | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 25 | Hunter Hayek | Rutgers | FR | WR | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 27 | Connor Heyward | Mich St | FR | RB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 27 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | FR | RB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 29 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 29 | Nate Hobbs | Illinois | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 31 | Troy Apke | Penn State | SR | S | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 32 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |