2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 13 | 24 | 336 | 14.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
| 2 | Memphis | 11 | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 1 | 0.9 | 11.9 |
| 3 | South Florida | 11 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 13 | 19 | 220 | 11.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.9 |
| 5 | Navy | 12 | 16 | 161 | 10.06 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
| 6 | Tulane | 11 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| 7 | UCF | 12 | 18 | 129 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.8 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 11 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Temple | 11 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| 10 | SMU | 11 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 12 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.3 |