2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 25 | 360 | 14.40 | 2 | 2.1 | 30.0 |
| 2 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 11 | 17 | 200 | 11.76 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.2 |
| 3 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 9 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
| 4 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 100 | 9.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| 6 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.