2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 4 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 2 | 2.3 | 38.8 |
| 2 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 130 | 43.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 32.5 |
| 3 | Xavier Weaver | S Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.3 |
| 4 | Amari Johnson | UCF | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 8 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Jadan Blue | Temple | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| 10 | Jordan Kerley | SMU | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 12 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 13 | Mannie Nunnery | Houston | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 15 | Tyon Davis | Tulsa | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Greg Rubin | Memphis | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| 17 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.