2021 Southeastern Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velus Jones Jr. | Tennessee | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 240 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 11 | 22 | 257 | 11.68 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.4 |
| 3 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 12 | 23 | 162 | 7.04 | 0 | 1.9 | 13.5 |
| 4 | Trey Palmer | LSU | JR | WR | 10 | 17 | 114 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| 5 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 11 | 14 | 91 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Kearis Jackson | Georgia | JR | WR | 14 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| 7 | JoJo Earle | Alabama | FR | WR | 11 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
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.