2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 2 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Raymond Niro III | N'western | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.7 |
| 4 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Parker Washington | Penn State | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| 7 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 9 | Bryce Kirtz | N'western | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 10 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 11 | JJ Jefferson | N'western | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Jahan Dotson | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 13 | Trey Potts | Minnesota | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Samori Toure | Nebraska | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 15 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Oliver Martin | Nebraska | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |