2021 Independent Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | FR | WR | 13 | 23 | 221 | 9.61 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 12 | 22 | 143 | 6.50 | 1 | 1.8 | 11.9 |
| 3 | Kyren Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 12 | 15 | 151 | 10.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 4 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 13 | 11 | 141 | 12.82 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 5 | Keelan Marion | UConn | FR | WR | 12 | 10 | 119 | 11.90 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.9 |
| 6 | Eric Collins | U Mass | SR | WR | 12 | 9 | 66 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Lawrence Dixon | NMSU | JR | WR | 11 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 8 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SR | WR | 11 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 8 | Matt Salerno | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 11 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 10 | Robert Downs III | NMSU | SR | WR | 7 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 11 | Cameron Ross | UConn | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 11 | Talmage Gunther | BYU | FR | WR | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 13 | Reikan Donaldson | Army | JR | WR | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Keanu Hill | BYU | FR | WR | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 13 | Jahkai Gill | UConn | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 13 | Maurice Bellan | Army | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Jaylon Jimmerson | Liberty | SO | S | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |