2021 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 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 | 9 | 17 | 107 | 6.29 | 1 | 1.9 | 11.9 |
| 2 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 98 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.6 |
| 3 | Keelan Marion | UConn | FR | WR | 7 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 9 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.2 |
| 5 | Eric Collins | U Mass | SR | WR | 7 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 5 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SR | WR | 9 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Lawrence Dixon | NMSU | JR | WR | 8 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| 8 | Cameron Ross | UConn | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 9 | Kyren Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Reikan Donaldson | Army | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 10 | Robert Downs III | NMSU | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 12 | Talmage Gunther | BYU | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |