2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 74 | 37.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 74.0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 2 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 1 | 3.0 | 61.5 |
| 3 | Penn State | 2 | 9 | 184 | 20.44 | 1 | 4.5 | 92.0 |
| 4 | Maryland | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 5 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| 6 | Iowa | 2 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 1 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 48.0 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.7 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 3 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.3 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Purdue | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |