2021 North Carolina Tar Heels Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/10/2022
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 16 | 310 | 19.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.8 |
| at Home | 7 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.4 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.7 |
| in Wins | 6 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| in Losses | 7 | 10 | 214 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.6 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 12 | 267 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.7 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.5 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 7 | 140 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.6 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 14 | 268 | 19.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 10 | 171 | 17.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.4 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.4 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 12 | 267 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.7 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| in August/September | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| in October | 4 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| in November | 4 | 10 | 212 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |