2012 Southeastern Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Debose | Florida | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 510 | 28.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 56.7 |
| 2 | Jameon Lewis | Miss St | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 497 | 27.61 | 1 | 1.5 | 41.4 |
| 3 | Michael Ford | LSU | JR | RB | 12 | 20 | 549 | 27.45 | 0 | 1.7 | 45.8 |
| 4 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Tennessee | JR | WR | 11 | 21 | 565 | 26.90 | 1 | 1.9 | 51.4 |
| 5 | Jaylen Walton | Miss | FR | RB | 12 | 24 | 594 | 24.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 49.5 |
| 6 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 11 | 19 | 458 | 24.11 | 1 | 1.7 | 41.6 |
| 7 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | SR | RB | 11 | 23 | 523 | 22.74 | 1 | 2.1 | 47.5 |
| 8 | Bruce Ellington | S Carolina | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 406 | 22.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.8 |
| 9 | Trey Williams | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 517 | 22.48 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.0 |
| 10 | Malcolm Mitchell | Georgia | SO | DB | 12 | 14 | 311 | 22.21 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.9 |
| 11 | Brian Kimbrow | Vanderbilt | FR | RB | 12 | 21 | 455 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.9 |
| 12 | DeMarcus Sweat | Kentucky | FR | WR | 10 | 25 | 512 | 20.48 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.2 |
| 13 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 11 | 16 | 325 | 20.31 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 14 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | SR | RB | 11 | 13 | 213 | 16.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.4 |
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.