2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 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 | 11 | 20 | 301 | 15.05 | 1 | 1.8 | 27.4 |
| 2 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 11 | 15 | 183 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.6 |
| 3 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 12 | 13 | 138 | 10.62 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.7 |
| 5 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 10 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 56 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
| 7 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 9 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 7 | Jordan Kerley | SMU | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| 7 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 10 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| 10 | Amari Johnson | UCF | JR | WR | 10 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 11 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | SR | WR | 10 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 12 | Michael McMorris | Navy | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Xavier Weaver | S Florida | JR | WR | 9 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| 14 | Mannie Nunnery | Houston | FR | LB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 15 | Jayleen Record | SMU | FR | WR | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| 16 | Ja'Kori Morgan | Houston | SO | IR | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 16 | Reggie Roberson, Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 18 | Bryce Miller | S Florida | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |