2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 10 | 28 | 163 | 5.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 16.3 |
| 2 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 10 | 23 | 188 | 8.17 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.8 |
| 3 | Donny Navarro III | Illinois | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 85 | 6.54 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| 3 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 9 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 5 | Jahan Dotson | Penn State | SR | WR | 9 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Garrett Wilson | Ohio State | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.1 |
| 7 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Ohio State | SO | WR | 9 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| 8 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SO | WR | 9 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Brock Annexstad | Minnesota | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 9 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 9 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| 11 | Bo Melton | Rutgers | SR | WR | 8 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 11 | JJ Jefferson | N'western | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 11 | Avery Young | Rutgers | JR | DB | 8 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 15 | Aaron Young | Rutgers | SO | RB | 9 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| 15 | Oliver Martin | Nebraska | JR | WR | 8 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 15 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SR | WR | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Ty Fryfogle | Indiana | SR | WR | 9 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| 19 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 19 | Brandon Joseph | N'western | SO | SAF | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Cam Taylor-Britt | Nebraska | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 22 | Raymond Niro III | N'western | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| 22 | DJ Turner | Michigan | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 22 | Bryce Kirtz | N'western | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 22 | Joe Evans | Iowa | JR | DE | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 22 | Trey Potts | Minnesota | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 22 | Miles Marshall | Indiana | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Caden Kolesar | Michigan | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 22 | Chris Olave | Ohio State | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 22 | Max Cooper | Iowa | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Matt Torey | Michigan | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 22 | Cornelius Johnson | Michigan | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Danny Davis III | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Hunter Wohler | Wisconsin | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Samori Toure | Nebraska | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 22 | Reese Taylor | Indiana | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |