2021 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Cray | ODU | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Willie Johnson | Marshall | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 3 | Cade Stoever | UTSA | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Smoke Harris | La Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 3 | Starling Thomas V | UAB | JR | CB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 6 | Da'quan Bailey-Brown | USM | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Sean Fresch | Rice | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Kenneth Orji | Rice | JR | RSH | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 6 | Jerreth Sterns | Western Ky | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Talik Keaton | Marshall | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |