2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 7 | 15 | 242 | 16.13 | 1 | 2.1 | 34.6 |
| 2 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 6 | 19 | 250 | 13.16 | 1 | 3.2 | 41.7 |
| 3 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 7 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.6 |
| 4 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.7 |
| 5 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.1 |
| 6 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
| 7 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 58 | 4.14 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
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.