2021 Conference USA Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 40 | 909 | 22.73 | 1 | 3.1 | 69.9 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 12 | 40 | 860 | 21.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 71.7 |
| 3 | UTEP | 13 | 36 | 626 | 17.39 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.2 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 34 | 702 | 20.65 | 0 | 3.1 | 63.8 |
| 5 | Florida International | 12 | 33 | 574 | 17.39 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.8 |
| 6 | Marshall | 12 | 32 | 689 | 21.53 | 2 | 2.7 | 57.4 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 12 | 31 | 732 | 23.61 | 2 | 2.6 | 61.0 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 29 | 611 | 21.07 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.9 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 28 | 663 | 23.68 | 1 | 2.5 | 60.3 |
| 10 | Rice | 10 | 27 | 605 | 22.41 | 0 | 2.7 | 60.5 |
| 11 | North Texas | 13 | 22 | 442 | 20.09 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.0 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 16 | 333 | 20.81 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.6 |
| 13 | UAB | 11 | 15 | 244 | 16.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 22.2 |
| 14 | UTSA | 13 | 9 | 198 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.2 |