2021 Southeastern Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked 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 | 8 | 12 | 178 | 14.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.3 |
| 2 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 159 | 14.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.7 |
| 3 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 9 | 15 | 191 | 12.73 | 1 | 1.7 | 21.2 |
| 4 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 9 | 21 | 260 | 12.38 | 1 | 2.3 | 28.9 |
| 5 | Jaden Walley | Miss St | SO | WR | 8 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 6 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 10 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.4 |
| 7 | JoJo Earle | Alabama | FR | WR | 9 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 8 | Trey Palmer | LSU | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 65 | 5.42 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
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.