2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 2 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Maryland | 6 | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 5 | 14 | 134 | 9.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 7 | 14 | 127 | 9.07 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.1 |
| 6 | Michigan | 5 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 5 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 6 | 20 | 149 | 7.45 | 1 | 3.3 | 24.8 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 4 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 5 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Purdue | 5 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| 14 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -5.0 |