2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 94 | 47.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 94.0 |
| 2 | Kalil Pimpleton | CMU | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 3 | Jayden Reed | Mich St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Willie Johnson | Marshall | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 5 | Parker Washington | Penn State | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 6 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 6 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 8 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 9 | Xzavier Henderson | Florida | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| 9 | Jordan Nathan | Utah State | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Jalen Walker | Miami (Oh) | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Jordan Byrd | SDSU | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 13 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 14 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 15 | Malik Williams | App St | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Jaden Walley | Miss St | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Britain Covey | Utah | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | JR | CB | 2 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 10.5 |
| 19 | Michael Jackson III | USC | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 20 | Matt Salerno | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 9.0 |
| 21 | Devin Maddox | Toledo | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 22 | Adrian Frye | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 23 | Anthony Gould | Oregon St | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Demario Douglas | Liberty | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| 24 | Will Brown | Clemson | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| 26 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
| 26 | Bentlee Sanders | Nevada | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| 28 | Justin Garrett | UTEP | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -5.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.