2021 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 7 | -5 | -0.71 | 0 | 2.3 | -1.7 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | -2.0 |
| 1 | Army | 3 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 11 | -6 | -0.55 | 0 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| 1 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 11 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 10 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Penn State | 11 | 15 | 39 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| 1 | TCU | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Texas | 10 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 11 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| 1 | Illinois | 10 | 25 | 84 | 3.36 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.4 |
| 1 | Kent State | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 12 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| 1 | Baylor | 11 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Clemson | 11 | 17 | 69 | 4.06 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 9 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 10 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 10 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 11 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 10 | 12 | 65 | 5.42 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 10 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 12 | 14 | 79 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| 1 | Alabama | 11 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 1 | Purdue | 11 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| 1 | Liberty | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 1 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 11 | 21 | 134 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.2 |
| 1 | Florida | 9 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.5 |
| 1 | California | 10 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| 1 | Louisville | 10 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 1 | Washington State | 9 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 10 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 11 | 14 | 109 | 7.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 9 | 15 | 117 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 17 | 133 | 7.82 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.8 |
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 10 | 17 | 137 | 8.06 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 11 | 15 | 121 | 8.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 33.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 10 | 26 | 220 | 8.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 9 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 16 | 137 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 11 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Missouri | 9 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.1 |
| 1 | BYU | 7 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.1 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 12 | 116 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.9 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 10 | 18 | 174 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.4 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 9 | 23 | 226 | 9.83 | 0 | 2.6 | 25.1 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 0 | 5.0 | 51.5 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 11 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 10 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 11 | 17 | 185 | 10.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Washington | 10 | 22 | 242 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.2 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 10 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Georgia | 13 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| 1 | Virginia | 9 | 12 | 138 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.5 |
| 1 | Stanford | 11 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.2 |
| 1 | Kansas | 10 | 14 | 193 | 13.79 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 78.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 16 | 261 | 16.31 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.0 |
| 104 | Texas A&M | 9 | 19 | 108 | 5.68 | 1 | 2.1 | 12.0 |
| 104 | West Virginia | 12 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 1 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| 104 | Arkansas | 10 | 18 | 130 | 7.22 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 104 | North Carolina | 10 | 19 | 167 | 8.79 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.7 |
| 104 | Arizona | 9 | 15 | 134 | 8.93 | 1 | 1.7 | 14.9 |
| 104 | Colorado | 11 | 38 | 407 | 10.71 | 1 | 3.5 | 37.0 |
| 104 | Georgia State | 2 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.5 |
| 104 | Oregon | 12 | 14 | 176 | 12.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.7 |
| 104 | South Carolina | 10 | 9 | 121 | 13.44 | 1 | 0.9 | 12.1 |
| 104 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 15 | 211 | 14.07 | 1 | 1.5 | 21.1 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | 10 | 11 | 159 | 14.45 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.9 |
| 104 | Boston College | 9 | 13 | 188 | 14.46 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.9 |
| 104 | Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 104 | San Diego State | 2 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 1 | 3.5 | 68.0 |
| 104 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 88 | 44.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 44.0 |
| 119 | Nebraska | 10 | 14 | 131 | 9.36 | 2 | 1.4 | 13.1 |
| 119 | Utah | 11 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 2 | 0.8 | 7.7 |