2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 100 | 25.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 4 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.8 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | 13 | 114 | 8.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 28.5 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Purdue | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 4 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 4 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |