2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 9 | 19 | 284 | 14.95 | 1 | 2.1 | 31.6 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 9 | 12 | 167 | 13.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.6 |
| 3 | Navy | 8 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.0 |
| 4 | UCF | 8 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.9 |
| 5 | Tulane | 8 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 6 | South Florida | 8 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| 7 | SMU | 8 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 8 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 8 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 10 | Memphis | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 11 | Temple | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.1 |