2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 9 | 187 | 20.78 | 2 | 2.3 | 46.8 |
| 2 | Penn State | 5 | 13 | 219 | 16.85 | 1 | 2.6 | 43.8 |
| 3 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 4 | Michigan | 4 | 12 | 162 | 13.50 | 1 | 3.0 | 40.5 |
| 5 | Maryland | 4 | 11 | 136 | 12.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 34.0 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 5 | 9 | 108 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.6 |
| 7 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 5 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.8 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 4 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.5 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.3 |
| 11 | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 5 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |