2021 Independent 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 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 11 | 20 | 120 | 6.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 10.9 |
| 2 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | FR | WR | 12 | 17 | 140 | 8.24 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.7 |
| 3 | Kyren Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 12 | 15 | 151 | 10.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 4 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 12 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 5 | Keelan Marion | UConn | FR | WR | 10 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Lawrence Dixon | NMSU | JR | WR | 10 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 7 | Eric Collins | U Mass | SR | WR | 10 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| 7 | DJ Stubbs | Liberty | SR | WR | 10 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| 7 | Matt Salerno | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 11 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 10 | Robert Downs III | NMSU | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 11 | Cameron Ross | UConn | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 12 | Reikan Donaldson | Army | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 12 | Talmage Gunther | BYU | FR | WR | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 12 | Jaylon Jimmerson | Liberty | SO | S | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |