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 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 31.2 |
| 2 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 110 | 36.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 27.5 |
| 3 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 130 | 14.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.0 |
| 4 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 5 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 1 | 2.6 | 21.4 |
| 5 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 6 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 15.5 |
| 7 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
| 9 | C.J. Saunders | Ohio State | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Sam Renner | Minnesota | JR | DL | 4 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.5 |
| 11 | Rondale Moore | Purdue | FR | WR | 5 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 12 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Cody White | Mich St | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 14 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 5 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 15 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 16 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 17 | Dawson DeGroot | Illinois | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 18 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 19 | Jordan Holmes | Illinois | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 20 | Ronnie Bell | Michigan | FR | WR | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 21 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Carlos Sandy | Illinois | FR | WR | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 23 | Tyjon Lindsey | Nebraska | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| 24 | Shaun Beyer | Iowa | SO | TE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 24 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Raheem Blackshear | Rutgers | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.