2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 9 | 208 | 23.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 4 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 1 | 2.3 | 46.5 |
| 4 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.5 |
| 5 | Indiana | 4 | 10 | 152 | 15.20 | 2 | 2.5 | 38.0 |
| 6 | Iowa | 4 | 12 | 145 | 12.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.3 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 4 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Penn State | 4 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 9 | Purdue | 4 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.8 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 3 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 3.7 | 23.3 |
| 11 | Illinois | 5 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| 12 | Maryland | 4 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.0 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |