2021 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 10 | 22 | 152 | 6.91 | 1 | 2.2 | 15.2 |
| 2 | Army | 9 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 9 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 4 | BYU | 5 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 7 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.4 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 7 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |