2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 9 | 19 | 237 | 12.47 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.3 |
| 2 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 193 | 12.87 | 1 | 1.7 | 21.4 |
| 3 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 10 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 25 | 1.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| 5 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| 5 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 5 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| 8 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| 9 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| 10 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 9 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 11 | Demetrius Douglas | Minnesota | FR | WR | 9 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.6 |
| 11 | Rondale Moore | Purdue | FR | WR | 9 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
| 13 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 9 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| 14 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | SO | WR | 7 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 14 | Carlos Sandy | Illinois | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 16 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 16 | Nate Hobbs | Illinois | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 18 | C.J. Saunders | Ohio State | JR | WR | 7 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| 18 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SR | WR | 10 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 18 | Cody White | Mich St | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| 21 | Laress Nelson | Mich St | SO | WR | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 21 | Ronnie Bell | Michigan | FR | WR | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 21 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | SO | RB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Tyjon Lindsey | Nebraska | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 21 | Jordan Holmes | Illinois | FR | WR | 8 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| 26 | Sevyn Banks | Ohio State | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| 26 | Marquel Dismuke | Nebraska | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| 26 | Dominique Dafney | Iowa | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 26 | Keandre Jones | Ohio State | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 26 | A.J. Epenesa | Iowa | SO | DE | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 26 | Shakur Brown | Mich St | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 26 | Amani Hooker | Iowa | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 26 | Jeshaun Jones | Maryland | FR | WR | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 26 | Shaun Beyer | Iowa | SO | TE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Justus Harris | Minnesota | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Jartavius Martin | Illinois | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 26 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SO | WR | 9 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 26 | Jimmy Marchese | Illinois | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 26 | Caesar Williams | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.5 |