2021 National Leaders Punt 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 | Britain Covey | Utah | JR | WR | 5 | 12 | 269 | 22.42 | 2 | 2.4 | 53.8 |
| 2 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.8 |
| 3 | Roger Cray | ODU | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 4 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Caullin Lacy | USA | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 6 | Romeo Doubs | Nevada | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 7 | Willie Johnson | Marshall | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 8 | D'ionte 'Boo' Smith | Missouri | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 9 | Trey Palmer | LSU | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 10 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.3 |
| 11 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Ohio State | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | FR | WR | 5 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.2 |
| 14 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.5 |
| 15 | Cade Stoever | UTSA | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 16 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 16 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 18 | Tayvion Robinson | Va Tech | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 19 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| 20 | Khaleb Hood | Ga South | JR | SLT | 3 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Andrew Erickson | New Mexico | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 22 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 23 | Nykeim Johnson | Kent State | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 23 | LV Bunkley-Shelton | Ariz St | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 25 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 26 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 26 | Adrian Frye | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 28 | Johnnie Lang | Ark St | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Donny Navarro III | Illinois | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
| 31 | Amari Johnson | UCF | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | -10 | -5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -10.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.