2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 26 | 620 | 23.85 | 0 | 2.9 | 68.9 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 7 | 26 | 536 | 20.62 | 0 | 3.7 | 76.6 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 8 | 18 | 364 | 20.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.5 |
| 4 | Iowa | 8 | 17 | 425 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 53.1 |
| 5 | Maryland | 6 | 16 | 284 | 17.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.3 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 6 | 15 | 242 | 16.13 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.3 |
| 6 | Purdue | 8 | 15 | 174 | 11.60 | 0 | 1.9 | 21.8 |
| 8 | Michigan | 9 | 14 | 243 | 17.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 27.0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 10 | 14 | 233 | 16.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.3 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 9 | 14 | 213 | 15.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.7 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 6 | 12 | 197 | 16.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.8 |
| 12 | Penn State | 7 | 11 | 196 | 17.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 8 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 14 | Illinois | 7 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |