2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 2 | Penn State | 3 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.7 |
| 3 | Indiana | 4 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.5 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 3 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 10 | Purdue | 4 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Michigan | 4 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.3 |
| 13 | Iowa | 3 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.5 |