2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Won Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacolby Hewitt | Indiana | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 147 | 29.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 73.5 |
| 2 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 10 | 19 | 489 | 25.74 | 1 | 1.9 | 48.9 |
| 3 | Emeka Egbuka | Ohio State | FR | WR | 10 | 18 | 524 | 29.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 52.4 |
| 4 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 11 | 12 | 302 | 25.17 | 0 | 1.1 | 27.5 |
| 5 | Blake Corum | Michigan | SO | RB | 10 | 10 | 266 | 26.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.6 |
| 6 | Mar'Keise Irving | Minnesota | FR | RB | 9 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.8 |
| 7 | Zavier Betts | Nebraska | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 8 | Jalen Nailor | Mich St | JR | WR | 9 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.2 |
| 9 | Bryant Fitzgerald | Indiana | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 9 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 12 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.2 |
| 9 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SO | WR | 8 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Chimere Dike | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 9 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.6 |
| 12 | Chris Long | Rutgers | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
| 12 | Rakim Jarrett | Maryland | SO | WR | 7 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Joshua Youngblood | Rutgers | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 15 | Xavier Johnson | Ohio State | JR | WR | 10 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| 15 | Danny Davis III | Wisconsin | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Andrew Clair | N'western | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | SR | WR | 9 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| 19 | Mike Sainristil | Michigan | JR | WR | 12 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 19 | Avery Young | Rutgers | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 19 | Donny Navarro III | Illinois | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 19 | Michael Barrett | Michigan | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 19 | Matt Alaimo | Rutgers | JR | TE | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Andrel Anthony | Michigan | FR | WR | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 25 | Roman Wilson | Michigan | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 25 | TreVeyon Henderson | Ohio State | FR | RB | 11 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 25 | Montorie Foster | Mich St | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 25 | Steele Chambers | Ohio State | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 25 | Phillip Howard | Minnesota | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 25 | Brenton Strange | Penn State | SO | TE | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 25 | Ben Furtney | Purdue | FR | LB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 25 | Tyler Goodson | Iowa | JR | RB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 25 | Kalel Mullings | Michigan | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Carter Selzer | Michigan | SR | TE | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Seth Benson | Iowa | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | CJ Dippre | Maryland | FR | TE | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Derik LeCaptain | Minnesota | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Chris Autman-Bell | Minnesota | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.