2021 Illinois Fighting Illini Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/10/2022
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 10 | 241 | 24.10 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.1 |
| at Home | 7 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.9 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 31.6 |
| in Wins | 5 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| in Losses | 7 | 7 | 194 | 27.71 | 1 | 1.0 | 27.7 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 10 | 241 | 24.10 | 1 | 1.1 | 26.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 1 | 5.0 | 158.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 10 | 241 | 24.10 | 1 | 0.8 | 20.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 1 | 0.7 | 22.6 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.6 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 10 | 241 | 24.10 | 1 | 1.0 | 24.1 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| in October | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| in November | 3 | 6 | 175 | 29.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 58.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |