2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 2 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.8 |
| 3 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 5 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 6 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 8 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.