2012 Southeastern Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Tennessee | JR | WR | 3 | 6 | 237 | 39.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 79.0 |
| 2 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 152 | 38.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 50.7 |
| 3 | Cyrus Jones | Alabama | FR | ATH | 3 | 4 | 126 | 31.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 42.0 |
| 4 | Trey Williams | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 4 | 10 | 284 | 28.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 71.0 |
| 5 | Andre Debose | Florida | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 241 | 24.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 60.3 |
| 6 | Malcolm Mitchell | Georgia | SO | DB | 3 | 7 | 168 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.0 |
| 7 | Michael Ford | LSU | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.7 |
| 8 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 210 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.5 |
| 9 | Jaylen Walton | Miss | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 145 | 20.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.3 |
| 10 | Bruce Ellington | S Carolina | SO | WR | 4 | 10 | 184 | 18.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.0 |
| 11 | Brian Kimbrow | Vanderbilt | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 146 | 18.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.5 |
| 12 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 13 | DeMarcus Sweat | Kentucky | FR | WR | 4 | 11 | 170 | 15.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 42.5 |
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.