2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference 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 | 10 | 20 | 244 | 12.20 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.4 |
| 2 | Kyle Groeneweg | Iowa | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 198 | 11.65 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 3 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 85 | 6.07 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 12 | 17 | 91 | 5.35 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 84 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| 6 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 11 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 7 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 34 | 2.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.