2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Michigan | 5 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 23.6 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 4 | 11 | 99 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.8 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 2 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.5 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 5 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 10 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Penn State | 4 | 12 | 19 | 1.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.8 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 14 | Maryland | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.4 |