2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 12 | 35 | 249 | 7.11 | 1 | 2.9 | 20.8 |
| 2 | Michigan | 12 | 30 | 263 | 8.77 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.9 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 11 | 20 | 113 | 5.65 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 11 | 18 | 122 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.1 |
| 5 | Illinois | 10 | 15 | 107 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| 5 | Maryland | 11 | 16 | 112 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 11 | 13 | 109 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.9 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 10 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| 9 | Penn State | 11 | 12 | 107 | 8.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.7 |
| 9 | Purdue | 11 | 12 | 71 | 5.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 10 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 10 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 11 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.3 |
| 13 | Indiana | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |