2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 110 | 27.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 40.0 |
| 1 | D.J. Matthews Jr. | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.8 |