2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 13 | 11 | 238 | 21.64 | 2 | 0.8 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Kalil Pimpleton | CMU | JR | WR | 13 | 16 | 305 | 19.06 | 2 | 1.2 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Britain Covey | Utah | JR | WR | 14 | 29 | 427 | 14.72 | 2 | 2.1 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 13 | 26 | 374 | 14.38 | 2 | 2.0 | 28.8 |
| 5 | Stefan Cobbs | Boise St | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 81 | 81.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 10.1 |
| 5 | Mason Shelton | Coast Car | FR | LB | 12 | 1 | 64 | 64.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| 5 | Trevor Woods | Colorado | FR | S | 10 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| 5 | Tyrell Shavers | SDSU | JR | WR | 13 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| 5 | Kenny Haynes | Texas St | FR | LB | 11 | 1 | 38 | 38.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Luke Musgrave | Oregon St | SO | TE | 13 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 5 | Maxen Hook | Toledo | FR | S | 13 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 5 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | SR | WR | 12 | 5 | 135 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 11.3 |
| 5 | Alex Spillum | Coast Car | SR | S | 13 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| 5 | Grayson Cash | UAB | JR | S | 13 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 5 | D.J. Matthews Jr. | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 1 | 0.8 | 16.6 |
| 5 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 1 | 1.1 | 23.4 |
| 5 | Kyle Philips | UCLA | JR | WR | 11 | 10 | 203 | 20.30 | 1 | 0.9 | 18.5 |
| 5 | Tyrell Davis | Ga South | FR | S | 12 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 5 | Barton Lester | Auburn | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 5 | Courtney Jackson | Syracuse | FR | WR | 12 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.2 |
| 5 | Braden Smith | Louisville | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Josh Ali | Kentucky | SR | WR | 10 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | FR | WR | 12 | 20 | 291 | 14.55 | 1 | 1.7 | 24.3 |
| 5 | Tayvion Robinson | Va Tech | SO | WR | 12 | 26 | 328 | 12.62 | 1 | 2.2 | 27.3 |
| 5 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 12 | 17 | 205 | 12.06 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.1 |
| 5 | Sheldon Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 14 | 22 | 264 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.9 |
| 5 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 259 | 11.26 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.6 |
| 5 | Luke Wysong | New Mexico | FR | WR | 11 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | SR | WR | 12 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Keanu Hill | BYU | FR | WR | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 5 | Johnnie Lang | Ark St | JR | RB | 12 | 15 | 124 | 8.27 | 1 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 13 | 21 | 158 | 7.52 | 1 | 1.6 | 12.2 |
| 5 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 12 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 5 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 12 | 22 | 143 | 6.50 | 1 | 1.8 | 11.9 |