2012 Southeastern Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 141 | 23.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 35.3 |
| 2 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| 3 | Cyrus Jones | Alabama | FR | ATH | 3 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.7 |
| 4 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 4 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Keante Minor | Arkansas | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Charles Sawyer | Miss | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 12.3 |
| 7 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 3 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.3 |
| 9 | Andre Debose | Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Trovon Reed | Auburn | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| 11 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Chad Bumphis | Miss St | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Quan Bray | Auburn | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 16 | Rhett McGowan | Georgia | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 17 | Jordan Matthews | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 18 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 19 | Landon Collins | Alabama | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 20 | Korvic Neat | Miss | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 21 | T.J. Moe | Missouri | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |