2015 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Likely | Maryland | JR | DB | 6 | 15 | 361 | 24.07 | 2 | 2.5 | 60.2 |
| 2 | Desmond King | Iowa | JR | DB | 10 | 15 | 199 | 13.27 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.9 |
| 3 | Jalin Marshall | Ohio State | SO | HB | 9 | 23 | 293 | 12.74 | 0 | 2.6 | 32.6 |
| 4 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | SO | S | 8 | 14 | 146 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 5 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 6 | V'Angelo Bentley | Illinois | SR | DB | 7 | 16 | 146 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.9 |
| 7 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | FR | WR | 9 | 20 | 168 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.7 |
| 8 | Alex Erickson | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 10 | 19 | 151 | 7.95 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.1 |
| 9 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
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.