2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 130 | 14.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.0 |
| 2 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 31.2 |
| 3 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 5 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 1 | 2.6 | 21.4 |
| 4 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 5 | C.J. Saunders | Ohio State | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Cody White | Mich St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Tyjon Lindsey | Nebraska | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
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.