2021 Illinois Fighting Illini Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/10/2022
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 27 | 100 | 3.70 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.3 |
| at Home | 7 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 5.6 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 12.2 |
| in Wins | 5 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| in Losses | 7 | 22 | 68 | 3.09 | 0 | 3.1 | 9.7 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 21 | 71 | 3.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 7.0 | 18.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 20 | 82 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 27 | 100 | 3.70 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 0 | 2.1 | 8.9 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 7.6 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 25 | 84 | 3.36 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.4 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 6.0 |
| in October | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| in November | 3 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 16.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |