2012 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Thomas | Navy | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 208 | 23.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.3 |
| 2 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 10 | 19 | 391 | 20.58 | 0 | 1.9 | 39.1 |
| 3 | Julian Crockett | Army | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 156 | 22.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.0 |
| 4 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 187 | 31.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 46.8 |
| 5 | Stephen Fraser | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.8 |
| 6 | Geoffrey Whiteside | Navy | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Joe Sampson | BYU | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 8 | Cam McDaniel | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 10 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.5 |
| 9 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 5 | 3 | 129 | 43.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 25.8 |
| 10 | Ryan Williams-Jenkins | Navy | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Evan Palelei | Navy | JR | DL | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 12 | David Foote | BYU | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 12 | Cody Hoffman | BYU | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 14 | Jarrett Grace | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.