2015 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Likely | Maryland | JR | DB | 4 | 12 | 337 | 28.08 | 2 | 3.0 | 84.3 |
| 2 | Desmond King | Iowa | JR | DB | 5 | 8 | 169 | 21.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.8 |
| 3 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.5 |
| 4 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 120 | 17.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 24.0 |
| 5 | Jalin Marshall | Ohio State | SO | HB | 4 | 10 | 152 | 15.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 38.0 |
| 6 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | FR | WR | 5 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.6 |
| 7 | V'Angelo Bentley | Illinois | SR | DB | 4 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Alex Erickson | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| 9 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | SO | S | 4 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 10 | Craig James | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 12 | -7 | -0.58 | 0 | 3.0 | -1.8 |
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.