2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 6 | 20 | 293 | 14.65 | 1 | 3.3 | 48.8 |
| 2 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 6 | 18 | 262 | 14.56 | 1 | 3.0 | 43.7 |
| 3 | Spiffy Evans | BC | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 259 | 28.78 | 1 | 1.5 | 43.2 |
| 4 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 7 | 17 | 296 | 17.41 | 2 | 2.4 | 42.3 |
| 5 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 7 | 15 | 270 | 18.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 38.6 |
| 6 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 213 | 21.30 | 1 | 1.7 | 35.5 |
| 7 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 8 | 24 | 282 | 11.75 | 2 | 3.0 | 35.3 |
| 8 | Jaime Wilson | W Mich | FR | WR | 5 | 11 | 173 | 15.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 34.6 |
| 8 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 7 | 19 | 242 | 12.74 | 2 | 2.7 | 34.6 |
| 10 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 207 | 15.92 | 1 | 2.2 | 34.5 |
| 11 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 237 | 16.93 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.9 |
| 12 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 6 | 16 | 183 | 11.44 | 1 | 2.7 | 30.5 |
| 13 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 11 | 151 | 13.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 30.2 |
| 14 | Andy Erickson | Texas St | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.4 |
| 15 | Lee Butler | Duke | SR | DB | 6 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 15 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 203 | 18.45 | 1 | 1.6 | 29.0 |
| 17 | Kenny Harrison | UTSA | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 17 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 162 | 13.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 19 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 184 | 36.80 | 1 | 0.7 | 26.3 |
| 20 | Deante' Gray | TCU | FR | DB | 6 | 7 | 157 | 22.43 | 1 | 1.2 | 26.2 |
| 21 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 6 | 13 | 156 | 12.00 | 1 | 2.2 | 26.0 |
| 22 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 6 | 13 | 151 | 11.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 25.2 |
| 23 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | SO | RB | 6 | 12 | 143 | 11.92 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.8 |
| 24 | J.J. Worton | UCF | SO | WR | 6 | 12 | 142 | 11.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.7 |
| 25 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 165 | 15.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.6 |
| 26 | Justin Hardy | ECU | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 140 | 15.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.3 |
| 27 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 6 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.8 |
| 28 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 1 | 1.1 | 22.6 |
| 29 | Anthony McClung | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.2 |
| 29 | Cameron Webb | Utah State | SR | WR | 6 | 15 | 133 | 8.87 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.2 |
| 29 | Charles Henderson | Utah | FR | WR | 6 | 16 | 133 | 8.31 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.2 |
| 32 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | SR | DB | 6 | 15 | 127 | 8.47 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.2 |
| 33 | Richard Morrison | Arizona | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 124 | 11.27 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.7 |
| 34 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 82 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 20.5 |
| 35 | Quan Bray | Auburn | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.2 |
| 36 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 37 | Jamill Smith | Ball State | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.6 |
| 38 | Austin Zouzalik | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.5 |
| 39 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 112 | 9.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.7 |
| 40 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 149 | 12.42 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.6 |
| 41 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 111 | 12.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 42 | Justin Albert | Troy | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 110 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| 43 | Tyler Hunter | FSU | SO | DB | 7 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 44 | Ryan Burbrink | BGSU | FR | LB | 4 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.8 |
| 45 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.4 |
| 46 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 6 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.5 |
| 46 | Chris Potter | Boise St | SR | WR | 6 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.5 |
| 48 | Terrence Mitchell | S Florida | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
| 48 | Trey Dudley-Giles | U Mass | FR | DB | 5 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.4 |
| 50 | Ritchy Desir | Syracuse | SO | DB | 5 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 51 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 7 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.9 |
| 52 | Keiwone Malone | Memphis | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 94 | 8.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.7 |
| 53 | Skye Dawson | TCU | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.6 |
| 54 | Joe Hansley | CSU | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.5 |
| 55 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 108 | 10.80 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.4 |
| 56 | Tim Vizzi | SDSU | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 56 | T.J. Glover | South Ala | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 58 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 59 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.3 |
| 59 | Levi Norwood | Baylor | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.3 |
| 61 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | SO | DB | 6 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.2 |
| 61 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.2 |
| 63 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 7 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.9 |
| 64 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 7 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.7 |
| 65 | Charlie Moore | Okla St | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.4 |
| 66 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 79 | 79.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 13.2 |
| 66 | Shawn Lynch | Navy | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| 68 | Michael Edwards | UTEP | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| 69 | Brent Leonard | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| 70 | Ty MacArthur | Air Force | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.7 |
| 71 | Steven Manfro | UCLA | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| 72 | Aaron Horne | Iowa State | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.4 |
| 73 | Kenzel Doe | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 1 | 0.9 | 12.3 |
| 74 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 7 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.1 |
| 75 | Isaiah Burse | Fresno St | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.7 |
| 76 | Kenneth Acker | SMU | JR | DB | 7 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.1 |
| 77 | Jalen Claiborne | Wyoming | SO | WR | 6 | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.0 |
| 77 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SO | DB | 6 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 77 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 7 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| 80 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 81 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | SR | WR | 5 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.6 |
| 82 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
| 83 | Danny Milligan | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 7 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 84 | Wayne Times | FIU | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 85 | Kenny Shaw | FSU | JR | WR | 7 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.4 |
| 85 | Travis Jones | FAU | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| 87 | Daymond Patterson | Kansas | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 88 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 7 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| 89 | Dennis Norfleet | Michigan | FR | RB | 6 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.8 |
| 90 | Adam Humphries | Clemson | SO | WR | 7 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.7 |
| 91 | Zack Craig | Okla St | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
| 92 | Erik Highsmith | N Carolina | SR | WR | 7 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| 93 | Malcolm Mitchell | Georgia | SO | DB | 6 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.2 |
| 94 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 7 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.0 |
| 95 | Jordan Matthews | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 6 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| 95 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 97 | Conner Vernon | Duke | SR | WR | 7 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.7 |
| 97 | Cameron Saddler | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 6 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| 99 | Javone Lawson | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 6 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 100 | Randall Goforth | UCLA | FR | DB | 7 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.9 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.