2021 Southeastern Conference Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 13 | 18 | 272 | 15.11 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.9 |
| 2 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 12 | 17 | 205 | 12.06 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.1 |
| 3 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 259 | 11.26 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.6 |
| 4 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | JR | WR | 15 | 22 | 189 | 8.59 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.6 |
| 5 | Jaden Walley | Miss St | SO | WR | 13 | 17 | 132 | 7.76 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 6 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 13 | 23 | 162 | 7.04 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Trey Palmer | LSU | JR | WR | 11 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| 8 | JoJo Earle | Alabama | FR | WR | 12 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.