2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 10 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.3 |
| 2 | Iowa | 11 | 21 | 256 | 12.19 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.3 |
| 3 | Michigan | 10 | 24 | 280 | 11.67 | 1 | 2.4 | 28.0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 13 | 23 | 181 | 7.87 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.9 |
| 5 | Purdue | 12 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 11 | 20 | 116 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 12 | 20 | 114 | 5.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Penn State | 11 | 27 | 148 | 5.48 | 1 | 2.5 | 13.5 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 10 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 10 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 10 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Indiana | 10 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 13 | Maryland | 10 | 15 | 37 | 2.47 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 14 | Illinois | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0.69 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.0 |