2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 271 | 15.06 | 1 | 2.0 | 30.1 |
| 2 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.8 |
| 3 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 11 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.5 |
| 4 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 9 | 29 | 255 | 8.79 | 1 | 3.2 | 28.3 |
| 5 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 6 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| 7 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 11 | 16 | 30 | 1.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
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.