2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 12 | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 2 | 0.7 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Kalil Pimpleton | CMU | JR | WR | 12 | 11 | 243 | 22.09 | 2 | 0.9 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Britain Covey | Utah | JR | WR | 13 | 26 | 388 | 14.92 | 2 | 2.0 | 29.8 |
| 4 | Stefan Cobbs | Boise St | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 81 | 81.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 10.1 |
| 4 | Mason Shelton | Coast Car | FR | LB | 11 | 1 | 64 | 64.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| 4 | Trevor Woods | Colorado | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Kenny Haynes | Texas St | FR | LB | 10 | 1 | 38 | 38.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Luke Musgrave | Oregon St | SO | TE | 12 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| 4 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | SR | WR | 11 | 5 | 135 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.3 |
| 4 | Alex Spillum | Coast Car | SR | S | 12 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| 4 | Grayson Cash | UAB | JR | S | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 4 | Kyle Philips | UCLA | JR | WR | 11 | 10 | 203 | 20.30 | 1 | 0.9 | 18.5 |
| 4 | Tyrell Davis | Ga South | FR | S | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 4 | Courtney Jackson | Syracuse | FR | WR | 11 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Josh Ali | Kentucky | SR | WR | 9 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 1 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| 4 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 22 | 314 | 14.27 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.2 |
| 4 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 11 | 22 | 257 | 11.68 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.4 |
| 4 | Luke Wysong | New Mexico | FR | WR | 10 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | SR | WR | 11 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.6 |
| 4 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 12 | 17 | 124 | 7.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 4 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 1 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Johnnie Lang | Ark St | JR | RB | 11 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 1 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 11 | 20 | 120 | 6.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 10.9 |