2021 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheldon Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 92 | 13.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.4 |
| 3 | Roger Cray | ODU | SR | CB | 4 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.5 |
| 4 | Isiah Paige | ODU | FR | WR | 4 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.8 |
| 5 | Da'quan Bailey-Brown | USM | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
| 7 | LaJohntay Wester | FAU | FR | WR | 4 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| 8 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Natrone Brooks | USM | JR | DB | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.7 |
| 10 | Bryce Singleton | FIU | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Jerreth Sterns | Western Ky | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| 12 | Ryan Henry | ODU | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
| 13 | Starling Thomas V | UAB | JR | CB | 5 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 14 | Grayson Cash | UAB | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 15 | Steven Williams | ODU | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 16 | Roderic Burns | N Texas | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| 17 | Sean Fresch | Rice | FR | CB | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 18 | Cade Stoever | UTSA | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 19 | Naquan Renalds | Marshall | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 20 | Willie Johnson | Marshall | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| 21 | Kenneth Orji | Rice | JR | RSH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |