2021 National 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 | Stefan Cobbs | Boise St | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 81 | 81.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 130 | 43.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Tyrell Shavers | SDSU | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Maxen Hook | Toledo | FR | S | 5 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Alex Spillum | Coast Car | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 67 | 33.50 | 1 | 0.4 | 13.4 |
| 1 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 161 | 26.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.3 |
| 1 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 50.7 |
| 1 | Johnnie Lang | Ark St | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 28.8 |
| 1 | D.J. Matthews Jr. | Indiana | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 1 | Britain Covey | Utah | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 206 | 20.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 51.5 |
| 1 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Barton Lester | Auburn | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 4 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 35.5 |
| 1 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 5 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 28.4 |
| 1 | Sheldon Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Braden Smith | Louisville | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Tayvion Robinson | Va Tech | SO | WR | 4 | 11 | 151 | 13.73 | 1 | 2.8 | 37.8 |
| 1 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 92 | 13.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 4 | 8 | 103 | 12.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Keanu Hill | BYU | FR | WR | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 10 | 19 | 149 | 7.84 | 1 | 1.9 | 14.9 |