2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 2 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.7 |
| 3 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.7 |
| 4 | Drew Hmielewski | Minnesota | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 4 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.3 |
| 6 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Cody White | Mich St | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 8 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | -3 | -0.43 | 0 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
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.