2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 10 | 164 | 16.40 | 2 | 2.5 | 41.0 |
| 2 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 126 | 31.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 31.5 |
| 3 | South Florida | 4 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.3 |
| 3 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 4 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 3 | UCF | 3 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 19.7 |
| 3 | Temple | 4 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 3 | SMU | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 3 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.3 |
| 3 | Navy | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 4 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 7.0 |