2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 32.3 |
| 2 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 111 | 13.88 | 1 | 2.7 | 37.0 |
| 3 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 110 | 36.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 27.5 |
| 4 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 77 | 77.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 25.7 |
| 5 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | SR | DL | 3 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | JR | LB | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Sam Renner | Minnesota | JR | DL | 4 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.5 |
| 8 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Rondale Moore | Purdue | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 11 | Mike Dudek | Illinois | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 11 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | SO | RB | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 15 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 16 | C.J. Saunders | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 17 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 18 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 19 | Cameron Ruiz | N'western | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 20 | Dawson DeGroot | Illinois | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 21 | Jalen Nailor | Mich St | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 21 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 23 | J'Marick Woods | Michigan | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 24 | Jordan Holmes | Illinois | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 26 | Carlos Sandy | Illinois | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 27 | Cody White | Mich St | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 28 | Danny Davis III | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |