2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in November Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donny Navarro III | Illinois | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.0 |
| 2 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Brock Annexstad | Minnesota | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Bo Melton | Rutgers | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 5 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Raymond Niro III | N'western | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Jahan Dotson | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 7.5 |
| 9 | DJ Turner | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 10 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 11 | Joe Evans | Iowa | JR | DE | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 13 | JJ Jefferson | N'western | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 15 | Chris Olave | Ohio State | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 17 | Oliver Martin | Nebraska | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 18 | Matt Torey | Michigan | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Danny Davis III | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ty Fryfogle | Indiana | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.