2021 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Brewton | UConn | FR | RB | 3 | 11 | 235 | 21.36 | 0 | 3.7 | 78.3 |
| 2 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 3 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 44.0 |
| 3 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 3 | Eric Collins | U Mass | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Shedro Louis | Liberty | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.2 |
| 6 | Lopini Katoa | BYU | JR | RB | 5 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Aaron Turner | UConn | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Devontae Houston | UConn | FR | RB | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 9 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.3 |
| 9 | A.J. Howard | Army | SR | RB | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 11 | Duron Lowe | Liberty | SR | CB | 5 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.2 |
| 12 | Robert Burns | UConn | SR | RB | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Javelle Brown | BYU | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
| 13 | T.J. Green | Liberty | JR | RB | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| 15 | Jermaine Johnson, Jr. | U Mass | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 13.0 |
| 15 | Lorenzo Styles | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 15 | Brandon Niemenski | UConn | FR | TE | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 15 | Tui Faumuina-Brown | UConn | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Jacob Orlando | U Mass | FR | TE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 15 | George Takacs | Notre Dame | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.