2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 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 | 2 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.5 |
| 2 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 2 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 54.5 |
| 3 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 1 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 42.0 |
| 5 | C.J. Saunders | Ohio State | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
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.