2012 Southeastern Conference Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 13 | 28 | 429 | 15.32 | 2 | 2.2 | 33.0 |
| 2 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 12 | 27 | 374 | 13.85 | 3 | 2.3 | 31.2 |
| 3 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 13 | 34 | 432 | 12.71 | 1 | 2.6 | 33.2 |
| 4 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 13 | 25 | 281 | 11.24 | 2 | 1.9 | 21.6 |
| 5 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 14 | 21 | 213 | 10.14 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.2 |
| 6 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | SO | RB | 10 | 16 | 155 | 9.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 13 | 35 | 320 | 9.14 | 2 | 2.7 | 24.6 |
| 8 | Quan Bray | Auburn | SO | WR | 11 | 16 | 136 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.4 |
| 9 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 10 | Nate Holmes | Arkansas | FR | RB | 9 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 11 | Korvic Neat | Miss | JR | WR | 10 | 16 | 82 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
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.