2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | FR | WR | 13 | 40 | 320 | 8.00 | 1 | 3.1 | 24.6 |
| 2 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | JR | WR | 13 | 24 | 319 | 13.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.5 |
| 3 | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 14 | 24 | 206 | 8.58 | 1 | 1.7 | 14.7 |
| 4 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | SO | WR | 14 | 26 | 144 | 5.54 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.3 |
| 5 | DJ Moore | Maryland | JR | WR | 11 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 6 | De'Mornay Pierson-El | Nebraska | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Riley Lees | N'western | FR | WR | 13 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Matt VandeBerg | Iowa | SR | WR | 13 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| 9 | Luke Timian | Indiana | JR | WR | 11 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 10 | Laress Nelson | Mich St | FR | WR | 10 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 11 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 13 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 13 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 13 | 17 | 30 | 1.76 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Cody White | Mich St | FR | WR | 13 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| 15 | Darrell Stewart Jr. | Mich St | SO | WR | 13 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 16 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 16 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | JR | WR | 13 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 18 | Garrett Hudson | Purdue | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 18 | Antonio Shenault | Minnesota | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 20 | Denzel Ward | Ohio State | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 20 | Malik Turner | Illinois | SR | WR | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 22 | Josh Metellus | Michigan | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 23 | Connor Heyward | Mich St | FR | RB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 24 | Nate Hobbs | Illinois | FR | DB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 25 | Troy Apke | Penn State | SR | S | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 26 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | JR | WR | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 27 | Tegray Scales | Indiana | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Jahrvis Davenport | Maryland | JR | WR | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Tyjon Lindsey | Nebraska | FR | WR | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Terry McLaurin | Ohio State | JR | WR | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Zech McPhearson | Penn State | FR | CB | 10 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| 32 | Jawuan Harris | Rutgers | SO | WR | 10 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| 32 | Hunter Hayek | Rutgers | FR | WR | 11 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.