2021 Southeastern Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.8 |
| 2 | D'ionte 'Boo' Smith | Missouri | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 3 | Trey Palmer | LSU | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Braylon Sanders | Miss | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Jaden Walley | Miss St | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Dontario Drummond | Miss | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 10 | Ja'Varrius Johnson | Auburn | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| 11 | Austin Williams | Miss St | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 12 | De'Shawn Rucker | Tennessee | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Josh Vann | S Carolina | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Demetris Robertson | Auburn | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| 15 | Dan Jackson | Georgia | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Cam Johnson | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 17 | Trevon Flowers | Tennessee | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 18 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 19 | Slade Bolden | Alabama | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | -5 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.