2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 25 | 360 | 14.40 | 2 | 2.1 | 30.0 |
| 2 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 11 | 17 | 200 | 11.76 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.2 |
| 3 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 100 | 9.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.5 |
| 3 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
| 5 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 9 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
| 5 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Xavier Weaver | S Florida | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 116 | 12.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 14.5 |
| 7 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 12 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| 9 | Jordan Kerley | SMU | SO | WR | 8 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| 10 | Amari Johnson | UCF | JR | WR | 12 | 7 | 89 | 12.71 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 9 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 12 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | SR | WR | 11 | 5 | 135 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.3 |
| 13 | Reggie Roberson, Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 13 | Koby Drake | Memphis | FR | WR | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| 15 | Michael McMorris | Navy | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 15 | Mannie Nunnery | Houston | FR | LB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 15 | Tyree Carlisle | Tulsa | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tyon Davis | Tulsa | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mbiti Williams Jr. | Navy | FR | CB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Greg Rubin | Memphis | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 15 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 11 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.