2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 12 | 145 | 12.08 | 0 | 2.4 | 29.0 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 8 | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Navy | 10 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 1 | 1.2 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Tulane | 9 | 10 | 98 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.9 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 8 | Memphis | 7 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 1 | 0.9 | 18.9 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| 10 | Temple | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 11 | South Florida | 8 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.9 |