2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan | SO | WR | 13 | 25 | 250 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.2 |
| 2 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 12 | 22 | 240 | 10.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| 3 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 176 | 9.78 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
| 3 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 14 | 20 | 108 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| 5 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 147 | 9.19 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 5 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 94 | 5.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
| 5 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 12 | 16 | 30 | 1.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| 8 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 13 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 9 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 14 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 10 | Rondale Moore | Purdue | FR | WR | 13 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.3 |
| 11 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 13 | 11 | 81 | 7.36 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 11 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 12 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| 13 | C.J. Saunders | Ohio State | JR | WR | 11 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 14 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | SO | WR | 9 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 14 | Carlos Sandy | Illinois | FR | WR | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Demetrius Douglas | Minnesota | FR | WR | 13 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.7 |
| 17 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | SR | WR | 11 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 17 | Nate Hobbs | Illinois | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 19 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | JR | LB | 13 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| 19 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SR | WR | 14 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 19 | Ronnie Bell | Michigan | FR | WR | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 19 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SO | WR | 13 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 19 | Jordan Holmes | Illinois | FR | WR | 9 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| 24 | Jesse Aniebonam | Maryland | SR | DL | 12 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 24 | Sam Renner | Minnesota | JR | DL | 13 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 24 | Dominique Dafney | Iowa | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 24 | Keandre Jones | Ohio State | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 24 | A.J. Epenesa | Iowa | SO | DE | 12 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 24 | Cameron Ruiz | N'western | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 24 | Shakur Brown | Mich St | FR | CB | 12 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 24 | Amani Hooker | Iowa | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 24 | J'Marick Woods | Michigan | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 24 | Jeshaun Jones | Maryland | FR | WR | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 24 | Danny Davis III | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 24 | Justus Harris | Minnesota | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Jartavius Martin | Illinois | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 24 | Raheem Blackshear | Rutgers | SO | RB | 12 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 24 | Caesar Williams | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 12 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.