2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record 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 | 6 | 12 | 203 | 16.92 | 1 | 2.0 | 33.8 |
| 2 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 3 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 7 | 24 | 243 | 10.13 | 1 | 3.4 | 34.7 |
| 4 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.3 |
| 7 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 7 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 8 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.8 |
| 9 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 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.