2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 10 | 15 | 158 | 10.53 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.8 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 9 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Maryland | 9 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 9 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Penn State | 9 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 6 | Indiana | 9 | 18 | 142 | 7.89 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.8 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 10 | 26 | 156 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 15.6 |
| 8 | Michigan | 9 | 27 | 152 | 5.63 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.9 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 9 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 10 | Iowa | 9 | 13 | 64 | 4.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.1 |
| 11 | Purdue | 9 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 9 | 14 | 44 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
| 13 | Illinois | 9 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 9 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |