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 | Demetrius Douglas | Minnesota | FR | WR | 10 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 84 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| 5 | DeAndre Thompkins | Penn State | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 85 | 6.07 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Riley Lees | N'western | SO | WR | 12 | 17 | 91 | 5.35 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Rondale Moore | Purdue | FR | WR | 12 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.8 |
| 8 | KJ Hamler | Penn State | SO | WR | 11 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Brandon Sowards | Mich St | SR | WR | 11 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| 10 | K.J. Hill | Ohio State | JR | WR | 13 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 11 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 10 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 11 | J-Shun Harris II | Indiana | SR | WR | 10 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 13 | C.J. Saunders | Ohio State | JR | WR | 10 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 13 | JD Spielman | Nebraska | SO | WR | 8 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 13 | Taivon Jacobs | Maryland | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 34 | 2.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| 16 | Dominique Dafney | Iowa | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 17 | Keandre Jones | Ohio State | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 17 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 19 | Flynn Nagel | N'western | SR | WR | 12 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| 19 | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska | SR | WR | 10 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 21 | A.J. Epenesa | Iowa | SO | DE | 11 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Shakur Brown | Mich St | FR | CB | 11 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 22 | Carlos Sandy | Illinois | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 24 | J'Marick Woods | Michigan | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 25 | Amani Hooker | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 25 | Nate Hobbs | Illinois | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 27 | Ronnie Bell | Michigan | FR | WR | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 28 | Jeshaun Jones | Maryland | FR | WR | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 29 | Justus Harris | Minnesota | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Jartavius Martin | Illinois | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 31 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SO | WR | 12 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 32 | Caesar Williams | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 33 | Jordan Holmes | Illinois | FR | WR | 8 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.