2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 9 | 31 | 263 | 8.48 | 1 | 3.4 | 29.2 |
| 2 | Indiana | 8 | 24 | 354 | 14.75 | 2 | 3.0 | 44.3 |
| 3 | Penn State | 9 | 21 | 281 | 13.38 | 1 | 2.3 | 31.2 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 11 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.5 |
| 4 | Iowa | 8 | 18 | 119 | 6.61 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.9 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 9 | 18 | 85 | 4.72 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.4 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 9 | 18 | 73 | 4.06 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.1 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 8 | 16 | 107 | 6.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.4 |
| 8 | Purdue | 11 | 16 | 30 | 1.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 10 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
| 11 | Maryland | 6 | 12 | 137 | 11.42 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.8 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 8 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.3 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 9 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 8 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.1 |