2012 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Thomas | Navy | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 179 | 22.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.5 |
| 2 | Stephen Fraser | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 3 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.7 |
| 4 | Joe Sampson | BYU | SR | DB | 4 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.3 |
| 5 | Cam McDaniel | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 5 | Jon Crucitti | Army | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Ryan Williams-Jenkins | Navy | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Evan Palelei | Navy | JR | DL | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 9 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| 10 | Cody Hoffman | BYU | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 6.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.