2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 10 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| 3 | SMU | 10 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 4 | Houston | 13 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 5 | South Florida | 8 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 9 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.1 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 11 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| 7 | Memphis | 11 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Navy | 9 | 15 | 61 | 4.07 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.8 |
| 9 | UCF | 12 | 15 | 125 | 8.33 | 1 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 11 | Temple | 10 | 19 | 202 | 10.63 | 0 | 1.9 | 20.2 |