2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 6 | 14 | 334 | 23.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 55.7 |
| 2 | Michigan | 5 | 12 | 246 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.2 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 5 | 12 | 239 | 19.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 47.8 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 164 | 32.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 41.0 |
| 5 | Maryland | 6 | 10 | 155 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.8 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 138 | 19.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.5 |
| 7 | Penn State | 5 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.8 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 7 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.1 |
| 9 | Indiana | 1 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.0 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.5 |
| 11 | Purdue | 5 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 5 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |