2021 Rice Owls Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/10/2022
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 31 | 638 | 20.58 | 1 | 2.6 | 53.2 |
| at Home | 6 | 18 | 384 | 21.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 13 | 254 | 19.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.3 |
| in Wins | 4 | 15 | 340 | 22.67 | 1 | 3.8 | 85.0 |
| in Losses | 8 | 16 | 298 | 18.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 22 | 459 | 20.86 | 1 | 2.8 | 57.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 26 | 528 | 20.31 | 1 | 2.6 | 52.8 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 27 | 569 | 21.07 | 1 | 2.5 | 51.7 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 13 | 274 | 21.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.7 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 14 | 295 | 21.07 | 1 | 2.8 | 59.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 54.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 9 | 23 | 461 | 20.04 | 1 | 2.6 | 51.2 |
| in August/September | 4 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.8 |
| in October | 4 | 9 | 259 | 28.78 | 1 | 2.3 | 64.8 |
| in November | 4 | 13 | 200 | 15.38 | 0 | 3.3 | 50.0 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |