2021 Southeastern Conference Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 259 | 11.26 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.6 |
| 2 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 13 | 23 | 162 | 7.04 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 3 | Trey Palmer | LSU | JR | WR | 11 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| 4 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | JR | WR | 15 | 22 | 189 | 8.59 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.6 |
| 5 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 272 | 15.11 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.9 |
| 5 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 12 | 17 | 205 | 12.06 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.1 |
| 7 | Jaden Walley | Miss St | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 132 | 7.76 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 7 | JoJo Earle | Alabama | FR | WR | 12 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Demetris Robertson | Auburn | SR | WR | 12 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Slade Bolden | Alabama | JR | WR | 15 | 15 | 99 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 11 | Josh Ali | Kentucky | SR | WR | 10 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.3 |
| 12 | D'ionte 'Boo' Smith | Missouri | SR | WR | 13 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 13 | Cam Johnson | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 12 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 14 | Josh Vann | S Carolina | SR | WR | 13 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| 14 | Austin Williams | Miss St | SR | WR | 13 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 14 | Wan'Dale Robinson | Kentucky | JR | WR | 13 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 17 | Ja'Varrius Johnson | Auburn | SO | WR | 12 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 17 | Dontario Drummond | Miss | SR | WR | 12 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| 19 | Ladd McConkey | Georgia | FR | WR | 15 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 19 | Trevon Flowers | Tennessee | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| 21 | Braylon Sanders | Miss | SR | WR | 11 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 21 | Theo Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 21 | Ahmarean Brown | S Carolina | JR | WR | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 21 | Greg Brooks Jr. | Arkansas | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 25 | Nolan Smith | Georgia | JR | OLB | 14 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 25 | Caylin Newton | Auburn | SR | WR | 12 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 25 | Ja'Corey Brooks | Alabama | FR | WR | 15 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 25 | De'Shawn Rucker | Tennessee | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Chris Braswell | Alabama | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 25 | Dan Jackson | Georgia | SO | DB | 15 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 25 | Mataio Soli | Arkansas | JR | DL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Debo Williams | S Carolina | FR | LB | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 25 | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 25 | Walker Merrill | Tennessee | FR | WR | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Jaylin Simpson | Auburn | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.