2021 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Brewton | UConn | FR | RB | 3 | 10 | 355 | 35.50 | 1 | 3.3 | 118.3 |
| 2 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 9 | 8 | 241 | 30.13 | 1 | 0.9 | 26.8 |
| 3 | Jamir Roberts | U Mass | FR | WR | 3 | 7 | 156 | 22.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.0 |
| 4 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 2 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.5 |
| 5 | Shedro Louis | Liberty | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 39.0 |
| 6 | Kay'Ron Adams | U Mass | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.5 |
| 7 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.3 |
| 7 | Lopini Katoa | BYU | JR | RB | 7 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 9 | Devontae Houston | UConn | FR | RB | 3 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.3 |
| 9 | Eric Collins | U Mass | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Caleb Christensen | BYU | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Lorenzo Styles | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 10 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 9 | A.J. Howard | Army | SR | RB | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Cedric Stone | Liberty | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Terrell Warner | NMSU | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 9 | George Takacs | Notre Dame | JR | TE | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |