2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 11 | 22 | 323 | 14.68 | 1 | 2.0 | 29.4 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 11 | 15 | 183 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.6 |
| 3 | Navy | 12 | 16 | 161 | 10.06 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
| 4 | Tulane | 9 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.7 |
| 5 | UCF | 10 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.1 |
| 6 | South Florida | 9 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 10 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| 8 | SMU | 10 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Temple | 9 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 10 | 17 | 56 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| 11 | Memphis | 10 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 |