2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 154 | 38.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 38.5 |
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 9 | 130 | 14.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 16 | 214 | 13.38 | 1 | 3.2 | 42.8 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Michigan | 5 | 16 | 144 | 9.00 | 1 | 3.2 | 28.8 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 5 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.8 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 4 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 5 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.3 |