2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 118 | 29.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.5 | 
| 2 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 100 | 25.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 
| 3 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 
| 4 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 23.5 | 
| 5 | Arkansas | 4 | 7 | 159 | 22.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 39.8 | 
| 6 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.8 | 
| 7 | Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 15.3 | 
| 8 | Texas Tech | 5 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 
| 8 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 
| 10 | Connecticut | 4 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.3 | 
| 11 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 7 | 111 | 15.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 27.8 | 
| 12 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.8 | 
| 13 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.5 | 
| 14 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 22.3 | 
| 15 | Nevada | 5 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.6 | 
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.8 | 
| 17 | Tennessee | 4 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.8 | 
| 18 | Houston | 4 | 10 | 132 | 13.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 33.0 | 
| 19 | Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 
| 19 | FIU | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 
| 21 | South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 
| 22 | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.2 | 
| 23 | Ball State | 4 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 
| 23 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 
| 25 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.5 | 
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 
| 27 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 
| 28 | UAB | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 
| 28 | North Texas | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 
| 30 | Syracuse | 5 | 14 | 158 | 11.29 | 1 | 2.8 | 31.6 | 
| 31 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 | 
| 32 | Arizona | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 
| 33 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.3 | 
| 34 | Old Dominion | 4 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.0 | 
| 35 | Liberty | 5 | 12 | 129 | 10.75 | 1 | 2.4 | 25.8 | 
| 36 | Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 
| 37 | Toledo | 4 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.5 | 
| 38 | San Jose State | 5 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.4 | 
| 39 | TCU | 5 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 
| 40 | Oregon | 4 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.0 | 
| 41 | UTSA | 4 | 11 | 106 | 9.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 26.5 | 
| 42 | Michigan | 4 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.8 | 
| 43 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 
| 44 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 | 
| 45 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.8 | 
| 45 | NC State | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 | 
| 45 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 
| 48 | Iowa | 4 | 13 | 114 | 8.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 28.5 | 
| 49 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 
| 50 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 
| 50 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 
| 50 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 
| 53 | Bowling Green | 5 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.4 | 
| 54 | North Carolina | 4 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.5 | 
| 55 | Navy | 5 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.2 | 
| 56 | UTEP | 4 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 20.5 | 
| 57 | Duke | 4 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.3 | 
| 58 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 
| 58 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 | 
| 58 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 
| 58 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 
| 58 | Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 
| 63 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 
| 64 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 
| 65 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 
| 66 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.0 | 
| 66 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 | 
| 68 | South Carolina | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 
| 69 | Purdue | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 
| 69 | UCLA | 5 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 
| 71 | Florida | 4 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.0 | 
| 72 | BYU | 5 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.4 | 
| 72 | Hawaii | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 
| 72 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 
| 72 | USF | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 
| 72 | Army | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 
| 77 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 | 
| 77 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 | 
| 79 | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 
| 80 | Clemson | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 
| 81 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 
| 82 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 
| 83 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 
| 83 | UNLV | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 
| 85 | UCF | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 
| 86 | Appalachian State | 4 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 
| 86 | Louisiana | 4 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 
| 88 | California | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 
| 88 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 
| 88 | Utah | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 
| 91 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 
| 92 | Wake Forest | 4 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.5 | 
| 93 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 
| 94 | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 
| 95 | Southern Miss | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 | 
| 96 | Rutgers | 4 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.5 | 
| 97 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 
| 97 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 
| 99 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 
| 100 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 
| 101 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 
| 102 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 
| 103 | Akron | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 
| 104 | USC | 4 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 
| 105 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 
| 106 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 
| 106 | Washington State | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 
| 108 | Georgia | 4 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 
| 109 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 
| 109 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 
| 111 | Texas State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 
| 112 | Auburn | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 
| 113 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 
| 113 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 
| 113 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 
| 113 | Georgia State | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 
| 117 | San Diego State | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 
| 118 | Wisconsin | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 
| 119 | Memphis | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 
| 120 | Arkansas State | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 
| 120 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 
| 122 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 
| 123 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 
| 123 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 
| 125 | LSU | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 
| 126 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 
| 127 | Illinois | 4 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |