2012 Independent 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 | Julian Crockett | Army | JR | RB | 10 | 26 | 498 | 19.15 | 0 | 2.6 | 49.8 |
| 2 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 12 | 22 | 441 | 20.05 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.8 |
| 3 | Marcus Thomas | Navy | JR | RB | 11 | 19 | 441 | 23.21 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.1 |
| 4 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 11 | 299 | 27.18 | 0 | 0.9 | 24.9 |
| 5 | Ryan Williams-Jenkins | Navy | SO | RB | 12 | 10 | 223 | 22.30 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.6 |
| 5 | Stephen Fraser | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 9 | 191 | 21.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.4 |
| 7 | Cam McDaniel | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 12 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| 8 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 12 | 6 | 187 | 31.17 | 1 | 0.5 | 15.6 |
| 9 | Geoffrey Whiteside | Navy | SO | RB | 12 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| 10 | Larry Dixon | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Cody Hoffman | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 11 | David Foote | BYU | SR | RB | 12 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| 13 | Zachary Williams | Army | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Bo Snelson | Navy | SR | RB | 12 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 13 | Evan Palelei | Navy | JR | DL | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Jarrett Grace | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.