2021 Northwestern Wildcats Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/10/2022
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 25 | 426 | 17.04 | 0 | 2.1 | 35.5 |
| at Home | 6 | 16 | 265 | 16.56 | 0 | 2.7 | 44.2 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 9 | 161 | 17.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
| in Wins | 3 | 12 | 229 | 19.08 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.3 |
| in Losses | 9 | 13 | 197 | 15.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.9 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 13 | 183 | 14.08 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 12 | 243 | 20.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.7 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 19 | 349 | 18.37 | 0 | 2.1 | 38.8 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 22 | 370 | 16.82 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.2 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 12 | 237 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 47.4 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 16 | 247 | 15.44 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.7 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 123.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 13 | 255 | 19.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.8 |
| in October | 4 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.8 |
| in November | 4 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |