2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 9 | 24 | 264 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 29.3 |
| 2 | Iowa | 8 | 20 | 164 | 8.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 20.5 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 9 | 18 | 87 | 4.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 9 | 14 | 80 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.9 |
| 5 | Purdue | 8 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.1 |
| 6 | Illinois | 7 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| 7 | Maryland | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| 8 | Penn State | 7 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 6 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 7 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 8 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 8 | 4 | 116 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 14.5 |
| 12 | Indiana | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |