2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 22 | 314 | 14.27 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.2 |
| 2 | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 13 | 18 | 225 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.3 |
| 3 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | SR | WR | 11 | 5 | 135 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.3 |
| 4 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 12 | 13 | 138 | 10.62 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | SO | WR | 11 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 6 | Xavier Weaver | S Florida | JR | WR | 11 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | UCF | FR | WR | 12 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | SO | WR | 12 | 16 | 56 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 9 | Amari Johnson | UCF | JR | WR | 12 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 10 | Tyler Snead | ECU | SO | WR | 11 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 11 | Amad Anderson Jr. | Temple | SO | WR | 10 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 12 | Michael McMorris | Navy | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Mannie Nunnery | Houston | FR | LB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 14 | Reggie Roberson, Jr. | SMU | SR | WR | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 15 | Koby Drake | Memphis | FR | WR | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tyree Carlisle | Tulsa | SO | CB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mbiti Williams Jr. | Navy | FR | CB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Greg Rubin | Memphis | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 18 | Tre Tucker | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 13 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.