COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2021: Individual Punt Returns
| Rank | Player | Cl | Pos | G | Punt Ret | Punt Ret Yds | Avg |
| 1 | Jaylin Lane, Middle Tenn. (C-USA) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 19 | 295 | 15.5 |
| 2 | Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee (SEC) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 18 | 272 | 15.1 |
| 3 | Britain Covey, Utah (Pac-12) | Jr. | WR | 14 | 29 | 427 | 14.7 |
| 4 | Marcus Jones, Houston (AAC) | Sr. | CB | 13 | 26 | 374 | 14.4 |
| 5 | Tayvion Robinson, Virginia Tech (ACC) | So. | WR | 12 | 24 | 328 | 13.7 |
| 6 | Sheldon Jones, UTSA (C-USA) | Sr. | WR | 14 | 22 | 264 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Ryan Montgomery, Cincinnati (AAC) | Jr. | RB | 14 | 20 | 229 | 11.4 |
| 8 | Nathan Parodi, Arkansas (SEC) | Jr. | DB | 12 | 18 | 205 | 11.4 |
| 9 | Ainias Smith, Texas A&M (SEC) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 23 | 259 | 11.3 |
| 10 | Isiah Paige, Old Dominion (C-USA) | Fr. | WR | 11 | 14 | 153 | 10.9 |
| 11 | Jacolby George, Miami (FL) (ACC) | Fr. | WR | 9 | 13 | 142 | 10.9 |
| 12 | Taylor Morin, Wake Forest (ACC) | Fr. | WR | 14 | 20 | 199 | 9.9 |
| 13 | Josh Downs, North Carolina (ACC) | So. | WR | 13 | 16 | 156 | 9.8 |
| 14 | Hobbs Nyberg, BYU (FBS Independent) | Fr. | WR | 13 | 23 | 221 | 9.6 |
| 15 | Thayer Thomas, NC State (ACC) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 17 | 162 | 9.5 |
| 16 | A.J. Henning, Michigan (Big Ten) | So. | WR | 14 | 29 | 274 | 9.4 |
| 17 | Smoke Harris, Louisiana Tech (C-USA) | So. | WR | 12 | 22 | 195 | 8.9 |
| 18 | Stanley Berryhill III, Arizona (Pac-12) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 18 | 156 | 8.7 |
| 19 | Kearis Jackson, Georgia (SEC) | Jr. | WR | 15 | 22 | 189 | 8.6 |
| 20 | Tarheeb Still, Maryland (Big Ten) | So. | DB | 13 | 21 | 172 | 8.2 |
| 21 | Jaden Walley, Mississippi St. (SEC) | So. | WR | 13 | 16 | 130 | 8.1 |
| 22 | Trestan Ebner, Baylor (Big 12) | Sr. | RB | 14 | 19 | 154 | 8.1 |
| 23 | Johnnie Lang, Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | Jr. | RB | 12 | 16 | 129 | 8.1 |
| 24 | Jhaylin Embry, Bowling Green (MAC) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 17 | 136 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Da'Quan Bailey-Brown, Southern Miss. (C-USA) | Jr. | WR | 9 | 11 | 85 | 7.7 |
| 26 | Charlie Jones, Iowa (Big Ten) | Sr. | WR | 14 | 37 | 285 | 7.7 |
| 27 | Willie Johnson, Marshall (C-USA) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 17 | 130 | 7.6 |
| 28 | Donny Navarro, Illinois (Big Ten) | Jr. | WR | 12 | 16 | 121 | 7.6 |
| 29 | Devin Maddox, Toledo (MAC) | So. | WR | 13 | 19 | 137 | 7.2 |
| 30 | Jordan Byrd, San Diego St. (Mountain West) | Sr. | RB | 14 | 27 | 193 | 7.1 |
| 31 | Xzavier Henderson, Florida (SEC) | So. | WR | 13 | 23 | 162 | 7.0 |
| 32 | Demario Douglas, Liberty (FBS Independent) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 21 | 143 | 6.8 |
| 33 | LaJohntay Wester, Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 19 | 129 | 6.8 |
| 34 | Trey Palmer, LSU (SEC) | Jr. | WR | 11 | 18 | 115 | 6.4 |
| 35 | Billy Kemp, Virginia (ACC) | Sr. | WR | 12 | 15 | 93 | 6.2 |
| 36 | Adrian Frye, Texas Tech (Big 12) | Sr. | DB | 10 | 12 | 74 | 6.2 |
| 37 | JoJo Earle, Alabama (SEC) | Fr. | WR | 12 | 15 | 88 | 5.9 |
| 38 | Eric Garror, Louisiana (Sun Belt) | Jr. | CB | 14 | 23 | 129 | 5.6 |
| 39 | Justin Garrett, UTEP (C-USA) | Sr. | WR | 13 | 25 | 136 | 5.4 |
| 40 | Isaiah Esdale, West Virginia (Big 12) | Sr. | WR | 10 | 13 | 57 | 4.4 |
| 41 | Kamdyn Benjamin, Tulsa (AAC) | So. | WR | 13 | 16 | 56 | 3.5 |
