2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 195 | 24.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 65.0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 40.0 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 44.5 |
| 4 | Indiana | 3 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 2 | 3.0 | 51.3 |
| 5 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 141 | 15.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 35.3 |
| 6 | Maryland | 4 | 10 | 153 | 15.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 38.3 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 10 | 120 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 30.0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 4 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 9 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 10 | Penn State | 4 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 4 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.5 |
| 12 | Purdue | 4 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.5 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.7 |