2021 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 10 | 19 | 149 | 7.84 | 1 | 1.9 | 14.9 |
| 2 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | FR | WR | 13 | 23 | 221 | 9.61 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Kyren Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 12 | 15 | 151 | 10.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 4 | Eric Collins | U Mass | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.3 |
| 5 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 8 | 124 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.4 |
| 5 | Keelan Marion | UConn | FR | WR | 10 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
| 7 | Matt Salerno | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 11 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 8 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 8 | Lawrence Dixon | NMSU | JR | WR | 10 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 10 | Talmage Gunther | BYU | FR | WR | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 11 | Reikan Donaldson | Army | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 11 | Keanu Hill | BYU | FR | WR | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 11 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.