2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 10 | 9 | 213 | 23.67 | 2 | 0.9 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Kalil Pimpleton | CMU | JR | WR | 13 | 16 | 305 | 19.06 | 2 | 1.2 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 25 | 360 | 14.40 | 2 | 2.1 | 30.0 |
| 4 | Stefan Cobbs | Boise St | JR | WR | 6 | 1 | 81 | 81.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 13.5 |
| 4 | Mason Shelton | Coast Car | FR | LB | 12 | 1 | 64 | 64.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| 4 | Trevor Woods | Colorado | FR | S | 8 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| 4 | Tyrell Shavers | SDSU | JR | WR | 12 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Kenny Haynes | Texas St | FR | LB | 10 | 1 | 38 | 38.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Maxen Hook | Toledo | FR | S | 12 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 4 | Courtney Jackson | Syracuse | FR | WR | 8 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| 4 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | SR | WR | 11 | 5 | 135 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.3 |
| 4 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 38.0 |
| 4 | Alex Spillum | Coast Car | SR | S | 13 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| 4 | Grayson Cash | UAB | JR | S | 11 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 1 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| 4 | D.J. Matthews Jr. | Indiana | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 4 | Kyle Philips | UCLA | JR | WR | 9 | 10 | 203 | 20.30 | 1 | 1.1 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Tyrell Davis | Ga South | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 4 | Braden Smith | Louisville | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
| 4 | Barton Lester | Auburn | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | SR | WR | 10 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.1 |
| 4 | Tayvion Robinson | Va Tech | SO | WR | 10 | 20 | 296 | 14.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 29.6 |
| 4 | Josh Ali | Kentucky | SR | WR | 10 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.3 |
| 4 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | FR | WR | 12 | 20 | 291 | 14.55 | 1 | 1.7 | 24.3 |
| 4 | Nathan Parodi | Arkansas | JR | DB | 9 | 15 | 191 | 12.73 | 1 | 1.7 | 21.2 |
| 4 | Luke Wysong | New Mexico | FR | WR | 10 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 1 | 0.6 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M | JR | WR | 9 | 21 | 260 | 12.38 | 1 | 2.3 | 28.9 |
| 4 | Sheldon Jones | UTSA | SR | WR | 13 | 22 | 264 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.3 |
| 4 | Johnnie Lang | Ark St | JR | RB | 11 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 1 | 1.1 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Keanu Hill | BYU | FR | WR | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 4 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 9 | 15 | 137 | 9.13 | 1 | 1.7 | 15.2 |
| 4 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 12 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 4 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 10 | 21 | 143 | 6.81 | 1 | 2.1 | 14.3 |