2012 Southeastern Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylen Walton | Miss | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 242 | 40.33 | 1 | 1.2 | 48.4 |
| 2 | Brian Kimbrow | Vanderbilt | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 180 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 36.0 |
| 3 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Tennessee | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 175 | 29.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 43.8 |
| 4 | DeMarcus Sweat | Kentucky | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 172 | 28.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 57.3 |
| 5 | Malcolm Mitchell | Georgia | SO | DB | 4 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 6 | Loucheiz Purifoy | Florida | SO | DB | 5 | 7 | 167 | 23.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.4 |
| 7 | Jameon Lewis | Miss St | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.6 |
| 8 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.5 |
| 9 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | SR | RB | 4 | 11 | 206 | 18.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.5 |
| 10 | Trey Williams | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 5 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.4 |
| 11 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.