2021 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Brewton | UConn | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 190 | 63.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 95.0 |
| 2 | Shedro Louis | Liberty | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 3 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.5 |
| 4 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.3 |
| 5 | Aaron Turner | UConn | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 6 | Kay'Ron Adams | U Mass | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 7 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 21.0 |
| 8 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 9 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 10 | Lopini Katoa | BYU | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Jamir Roberts | U Mass | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 12 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 13 | Duron Lowe | Liberty | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 14 | Brandon Niemenski | UConn | FR | TE | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 15 | Cedric Stone | Liberty | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |