2021 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 8 | 168 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 56.0 |
| 2 | Liberty | 10 | 31 | 621 | 20.03 | 0 | 3.1 | 62.1 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 7 | 34 | 658 | 19.35 | 1 | 4.9 | 94.0 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 9 | 14 | 250 | 17.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.8 |
| 5 | BYU | 5 | 13 | 218 | 16.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 43.6 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 7 | 13 | 198 | 15.23 | 0 | 1.9 | 28.3 |
| 7 | Army | 9 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |