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 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 7 | 17 | 296 | 17.41 | 2 | 2.4 | 42.3 |
| 1 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 237 | 16.93 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.9 |
| 1 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 7 | 19 | 242 | 12.74 | 2 | 2.7 | 34.6 |
| 1 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 8 | 24 | 282 | 11.75 | 2 | 3.0 | 35.3 |
| 5 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 79 | 79.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 13.2 |
| 5 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 82 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 20.5 |
| 5 | Todd Thomas | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 13.7 |
| 5 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 184 | 36.80 | 1 | 0.7 | 26.3 |
| 5 | Jelani Jenkins | Florida | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Zack Craig | Okla St | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Spiffy Evans | BC | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 259 | 28.78 | 1 | 1.5 | 43.2 |
| 5 | Kenny Harrison | UTSA | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Deante' Gray | TCU | FR | DB | 6 | 7 | 157 | 22.43 | 1 | 1.2 | 26.2 |
| 5 | Jalen Saunders | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 22.3 |
| 5 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 213 | 21.30 | 1 | 1.7 | 35.5 |
| 5 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 7 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 1 | 1.1 | 22.6 |
| 5 | Lee Butler | Duke | SR | DB | 6 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Keenan Allen | California | JR | WR | 5 | 10 | 192 | 19.20 | 1 | 2.0 | 38.4 |
| 5 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 203 | 18.45 | 1 | 1.6 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 7 | 15 | 270 | 18.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 38.6 |
| 5 | Tyler Hunter | FSU | SO | DB | 7 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SO | DB | 6 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 207 | 15.92 | 1 | 2.2 | 34.5 |
| 5 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 165 | 15.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.6 |
| 5 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 6 | 20 | 293 | 14.65 | 1 | 3.3 | 48.8 |
| 5 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 6 | 18 | 262 | 14.56 | 1 | 3.0 | 43.7 |
| 5 | Kenzel Doe | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 1 | 0.9 | 12.3 |
| 5 | Rashad Evans | Fresno St | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 140 | 14.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 35.0 |
| 5 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 162 | 13.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 8 | 12 | 149 | 12.42 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.6 |
| 5 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 111 | 12.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 5 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 6 | 13 | 156 | 12.00 | 1 | 2.2 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 6 | 16 | 183 | 11.44 | 1 | 2.7 | 30.5 |
| 5 | Richard Morrison | Arizona | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 124 | 11.27 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.7 |
| 5 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 5 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 108 | 10.80 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.4 |
| 5 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.0 |