2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 10 | 132 | 13.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 33.0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.2 |
| 3 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 4 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Navy | 5 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 6 | South Florida | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 7 | UCF | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 9 | Memphis | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 10 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |