2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 12 | 34 | 288 | 8.47 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.0 |
| 2 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 10 | 21 | 166 | 7.90 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.6 |
| 3 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 9 | 15 | 137 | 9.13 | 1 | 1.7 | 15.2 |
| 4 | Donny Navarro III | Illinois | JR | WR | 11 | 14 | 121 | 8.64 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Jahan Dotson | Penn State | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 94 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 5 | Garrett Wilson | Ohio State | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 10 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 8 | Brock Annexstad | Minnesota | SR | WR | 11 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 213 | 23.67 | 2 | 0.9 | 21.3 |
| 10 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SO | WR | 8 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 38.0 |
| 12 | Trey Potts | Minnesota | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 12 | Bo Melton | Rutgers | SR | WR | 9 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| 12 | Avery Young | Rutgers | JR | DB | 8 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 15 | Brandon Joseph | N'western | SO | SAF | 9 | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 12.7 |
| 15 | D.J. Matthews Jr. | Indiana | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 15 | Raymond Niro III | N'western | JR | WR | 9 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.6 |
| 18 | Reese Taylor | Indiana | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| 18 | Caden Kolesar | Michigan | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 18 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Ohio State | SO | WR | 9 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| 18 | Aaron Young | Rutgers | SO | RB | 9 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| 18 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SR | WR | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 18 | JJ Jefferson | N'western | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 18 | Cam Taylor-Britt | Nebraska | JR | CB | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Oliver Martin | Nebraska | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 25 | Jack Dunn | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 10 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 25 | Jeshaun Jones | Maryland | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 25 | Andrew Sowinski | Purdue | FR | WR | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ty Fryfogle | Indiana | SR | WR | 7 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 30 | Ronnie Bell | Michigan | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 30 | DJ Turner | Michigan | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| 30 | Noah Pierre | Indiana | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 30 | Max Melton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 30 | Bryce Kirtz | N'western | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 30 | AJ Barner | Indiana | SO | TE | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 30 | Joe Evans | Iowa | JR | DE | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 30 | Christian Dremel | Rutgers | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 30 | Miles Marshall | Indiana | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 30 | Chris Olave | Ohio State | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 30 | Max Cooper | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 30 | Evan Hull | N'western | SO | RB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 30 | Marquis Wilson | Penn State | JR | ATH | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 30 | Matt Torey | Michigan | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 30 | Brody Belt | Nebraska | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Danny Davis III | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Cade McDonald | Mich St | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |