2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 11 | 226 | 20.55 | 2 | 3.7 | 75.3 |
| 2 | Penn State | 4 | 15 | 230 | 15.33 | 1 | 3.8 | 57.5 |
| 3 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| 4 | Maryland | 3 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 33.7 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 3 | 9 | 108 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 6 | Michigan | 4 | 15 | 176 | 11.73 | 1 | 3.8 | 44.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 4 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 11 | Purdue | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.7 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |