2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 179 | 13.77 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.9 |
| 2 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 129 | 11.73 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.1 |
| 3 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 11 | 20 | 233 | 11.65 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.2 |
| 4 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 8 | 15 | 161 | 10.73 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.1 |
| 5 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| 6 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| 7 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
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.