2021 Southeastern 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 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 9 | 21 | 260 | 12.38 | 1 | 2.3 | 28.9 |
| 2 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 178 | 14.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.3 |
| 3 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 9 | 15 | 191 | 12.73 | 1 | 1.7 | 21.2 |
| 4 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 159 | 14.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.7 |
| 5 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 10 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.4 |
| 6 | Josh Ali | Kentucky | SR | WR | 10 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.3 |
| 7 | Jaden Walley | Miss St | SO | WR | 8 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 8 | Demetris Robertson | Auburn | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
| 9 | Slade Bolden | Alabama | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.4 |
| 10 | JoJo Earle | Alabama | FR | WR | 9 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 11 | Trey Palmer | LSU | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 65 | 5.42 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 12 | Ladd McConkey | Georgia | FR | WR | 9 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| 13 | Josh Vann | S Carolina | SR | WR | 10 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 14 | Ja'Varrius Johnson | Auburn | SO | WR | 7 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| 15 | Dontario Drummond | Miss | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| 15 | Cam Johnson | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 9 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 17 | Nolan Smith | Georgia | JR | OLB | 8 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 18 | Caylin Newton | Auburn | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 19 | Theo Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 20 | Ja'Corey Brooks | Alabama | FR | WR | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 21 | Wan'Dale Robinson | Kentucky | JR | WR | 11 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 22 | Chris Braswell | Alabama | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 23 | D'ionte 'Boo' Smith | Missouri | SR | WR | 10 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| 24 | Jake Springer | Miss | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 25 | Mataio Soli | Arkansas | JR | DL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 25 | Ahmarean Brown | S Carolina | JR | WR | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 25 | Austin Williams | Miss St | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 28 | Debo Williams | S Carolina | FR | LB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 29 | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 29 | Greg Brooks Jr. | Arkansas | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 31 | Braylon Sanders | Miss | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 32 | Walker Merrill | Tennessee | FR | WR | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Jaylin Simpson | Auburn | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 34 | Trevon Flowers | Tennessee | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.