2021 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Brewton | UConn | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 222 | 31.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 44.4 |
| 2 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 151 | 37.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 37.8 |
| 3 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 160 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 4 | Shedro Louis | Liberty | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 5 | Jermaine Johnson, Jr. | U Mass | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 6 | Kay'Ron Adams | U Mass | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.7 |
| 7 | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | NMSU | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 8 | Brody Brumm | Liberty | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Caleb Christensen | BYU | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Duron Lowe | Liberty | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Aaron Turner | UConn | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Robert Burns | UConn | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 13 | Keelan Marion | UConn | FR | WR | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 14 | Robert Downs III | NMSU | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 15 | D.J. Morgan | UConn | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tray Pettway | U Mass | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.