2021 National Leaders 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 | Michigan | 12 | 30 | 263 | 8.77 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.9 | 
| 2 | Iowa | 12 | 35 | 249 | 7.11 | 1 | 2.9 | 20.8 | 
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 19 | 245 | 12.89 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.3 | 
| 4 | Utah | 11 | 19 | 221 | 11.63 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.1 | 
| 5 | UCLA | 10 | 12 | 216 | 18.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 21.6 | 
| 6 | Tennessee | 10 | 16 | 215 | 13.44 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.5 | 
| 7 | Colorado | 11 | 16 | 205 | 12.81 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.6 | 
| 8 | Texas A&M | 9 | 17 | 189 | 11.12 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.0 | 
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 19 | 187 | 9.84 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.7 | 
| 10 | Stanford | 11 | 13 | 180 | 13.85 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.4 | 
| 11 | Syracuse | 9 | 19 | 178 | 9.37 | 1 | 2.1 | 19.8 | 
| 12 | Baylor | 11 | 17 | 176 | 10.35 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 | 
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 15 | 158 | 10.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.8 | 
| 14 | Notre Dame | 10 | 17 | 147 | 8.65 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.7 | 
| 15 | North Carolina | 10 | 12 | 143 | 11.92 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.3 | 
| 16 | Oregon | 12 | 14 | 139 | 9.93 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.6 | 
| 17 | Oregon State | 10 | 11 | 137 | 12.45 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.7 | 
| 18 | Wake Forest | 11 | 16 | 125 | 7.81 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.4 | 
| 19 | Rutgers | 11 | 18 | 122 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.1 | 
| 20 | Kentucky | 10 | 7 | 120 | 17.14 | 1 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 
| 20 | Georgia | 13 | 22 | 120 | 5.45 | 1 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 
| 22 | Arizona | 9 | 13 | 117 | 9.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.0 | 
| 23 | Ohio State | 11 | 20 | 113 | 5.65 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 | 
| 24 | Maryland | 11 | 16 | 112 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 10.2 | 
| 25 | Texas | 10 | 11 | 110 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.0 | 
| 26 | Minnesota | 11 | 13 | 109 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.9 | 
| 27 | Kansas | 10 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 
| 28 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 107 | 53.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 107.0 | 
| 28 | Penn State | 11 | 12 | 107 | 8.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 
| 28 | Illinois | 10 | 15 | 107 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 
| 31 | Arkansas | 10 | 16 | 106 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 | 
| 32 | Louisville | 10 | 11 | 104 | 9.45 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 
| 33 | Michigan State | 11 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 
| 34 | Kansas State | 11 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 
| 35 | Duke | 10 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.9 | 
| 36 | LSU | 10 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.8 | 
| 37 | Alabama | 11 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 1 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 
| 38 | Iowa State | 11 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 
| 38 | Florida | 9 | 18 | 88 | 4.89 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 
| 40 | Texas Tech | 10 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 
| 40 | Arizona State | 10 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 
| 42 | Ole Miss | 10 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 
| 42 | Northwestern | 10 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 
| 44 | NC State | 9 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.2 | 
| 45 | Washington | 10 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 
| 46 | Washington State | 9 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 
| 46 | Mississippi State | 10 | 15 | 79 | 5.27 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.9 | 
| 48 | California | 10 | 12 | 75 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 
| 49 | Purdue | 11 | 12 | 71 | 5.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 
| 50 | TCU | 10 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 
| 51 | San Diego State | 2 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 34.0 | 
| 52 | Nevada | 2 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.5 | 
| 53 | Missouri | 9 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 
| 53 | Auburn | 9 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.3 | 
| 55 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 
| 56 | South Carolina | 10 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 
| 57 | USC | 9 | 14 | 56 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 
| 58 | West Virginia | 12 | 16 | 49 | 3.06 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 
| 59 | USF | 2 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 
| 59 | Central Michigan | 3 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 | 
| 61 | Oklahoma | 11 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 
| 62 | Boston College | 9 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 
| 63 | BYU | 7 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 
| 64 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 | 
| 65 | Clemson | 11 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 
| 66 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 
| 67 | Florida State | 9 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 
| 68 | Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.5 | 
| 69 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 
| 70 | Wisconsin | 10 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 
| 71 | Nebraska | 10 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 
| 72 | Virginia | 9 | 14 | 27 | 1.93 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 
| 73 | Temple | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 
| 74 | Rice | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 
| 74 | Colorado State | 2 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 
| 74 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 
| 77 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 
| 77 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 
| 79 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 
| 80 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 
| 81 | Liberty | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 
| 82 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 
| 82 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 
| 82 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 
| 85 | Akron | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 
| 86 | Kent State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 
| 87 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 
| 88 | Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 
| 89 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 
| 91 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 
| 91 | Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 
| 93 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 
| 93 | Connecticut | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 
| 95 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 
| 95 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 
| 95 | Indiana | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 
| 98 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 
| 99 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 
| 99 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 
| 101 | UAB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |