2023 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daequan Hardy | Penn State | SR | CB | 7 | 14 | 228 | 16.29 | 2 | 2.0 | 32.6 |
| 2 | Cooper DeJean | Iowa | JR | DB | 9 | 19 | 226 | 11.89 | 1 | 2.1 | 25.1 |
| 3 | Kaden Saunders | Penn State | FR | WR | 8 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| 4 | Tyrell Henry | Mich St | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.6 |
| 5 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
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.