2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 10 | 10 | 212 | 21.20 | 2 | 1.0 | 21.2 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 9 | 13 | 207 | 15.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.0 |
| 3 | Indiana | 7 | 12 | 158 | 13.17 | 2 | 1.7 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 9 | 21 | 254 | 12.10 | 1 | 2.3 | 28.2 |
| 5 | Michigan | 10 | 27 | 256 | 9.48 | 0 | 2.7 | 25.6 |
| 6 | Maryland | 9 | 17 | 148 | 8.71 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.4 |
| 7 | Iowa | 12 | 37 | 316 | 8.54 | 1 | 3.1 | 26.3 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 11 | 15 | 127 | 8.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.5 |
| 9 | Illinois | 11 | 15 | 119 | 7.93 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 10 | Penn State | 8 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 9 | 16 | 108 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Purdue | 9 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 10 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 7 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |