2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 18 | 280 | 15.56 | 2 | 3.6 | 56.0 |
| 2 | Illinois | 2 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.5 |
| 3 | Maryland | 4 | 11 | 137 | 12.45 | 1 | 2.8 | 34.3 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 5 | Penn State | 11 | 27 | 329 | 12.19 | 1 | 2.5 | 29.9 |
| 6 | Michigan | 8 | 27 | 250 | 9.26 | 1 | 3.4 | 31.3 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 13 | 23 | 209 | 9.09 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| 8 | Iowa | 8 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.3 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 4 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.0 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 10 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 12 | 28 | 169 | 6.04 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.1 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 10 | 19 | 87 | 4.58 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.7 |
| 14 | Purdue | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |