2012 Southeastern Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Tennessee | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 400 | 33.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 57.1 |
| 2 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 246 | 30.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 41.0 |
| 3 | Jameon Lewis | Miss St | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 322 | 29.27 | 1 | 1.2 | 35.8 |
| 4 | Michael Ford | LSU | JR | RB | 8 | 12 | 339 | 28.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 42.4 |
| 5 | Jaylen Walton | Miss | FR | RB | 7 | 11 | 300 | 27.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 42.9 |
| 6 | Malcolm Mitchell | Georgia | SO | DB | 8 | 11 | 243 | 22.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.4 |
| 7 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 176 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.3 |
| 8 | Brian Kimbrow | Vanderbilt | FR | RB | 9 | 11 | 239 | 21.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.6 |
| 9 | Trey Williams | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 9 | 14 | 303 | 21.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.7 |
| 10 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | SR | RB | 8 | 13 | 210 | 16.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.3 |
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.