2023 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper DeJean | Iowa | JR | DB | 5 | 12 | 170 | 14.17 | 1 | 2.4 | 34.0 |
| 2 | Chimere Dike | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| 3 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 4 | Tyrell Henry | Mich St | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
| 5 | Jake Thaw | Michigan | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| 6 | Emeka Egbuka | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Jaylin Lucas | Indiana | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| 8 | Kaden Saunders | Penn State | FR | WR | 5 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 8.6 |
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.