2021 Tennessee Volunteers Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/10/2022
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 28 | 550 | 19.64 | 1 | 2.2 | 42.3 |
| at Home | 8 | 21 | 357 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 44.6 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 7 | 193 | 27.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 38.6 |
| in Wins | 7 | 17 | 370 | 21.76 | 1 | 2.4 | 52.9 |
| in Losses | 6 | 11 | 180 | 16.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.0 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 15 | 366 | 24.40 | 1 | 1.9 | 45.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 13 | 184 | 14.15 | 0 | 2.6 | 36.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 5 | 9 | 138 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.6 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 19 | 412 | 21.68 | 1 | 2.4 | 51.5 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 25 | 520 | 20.80 | 1 | 2.1 | 43.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 12 | 219 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 13 | 301 | 23.15 | 1 | 2.6 | 60.2 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 18 | 402 | 22.33 | 1 | 1.8 | 40.2 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 7 | 118 | 16.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 59.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 13 | 204 | 15.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 51.0 |
| in October | 4 | 11 | 289 | 26.27 | 1 | 2.8 | 72.3 |
| in November | 4 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |