2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 161 | 26.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.3 |
| 2 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 50.7 |
| 3 | D.J. Matthews Jr. | Indiana | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 4 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 4 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 35.5 |
| 5 | Raymond Niro III | N'western | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.7 |
| 6 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 7 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 122 | 13.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 30.5 |
| 8 | Trey Potts | Minnesota | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 9 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.3 |
| 10 | Jahan Dotson | Penn State | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 4 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.5 |
| 12 | Garrett Wilson | Ohio State | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
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.