2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 9 | 18 | 271 | 15.06 | 1 | 2.0 | 30.1 |
| 2 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 9 | 12 | 167 | 13.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.6 |
| 3 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 8 | 9 | 104 | 11.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 8 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| 6 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Jordan Kerley | SMU | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 8 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 9 | Michael McMorris | Navy | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 10 | Xavier Weaver | S Florida | JR | WR | 8 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 11 | Ja'Kori Morgan | Houston | SO | IR | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 11 | Jayleen Record | SMU | FR | WR | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 11 | Reggie Roberson, Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 14 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 15 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 16 | Bryce Miller | S Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Amari Johnson | UCF | JR | WR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |