2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 4 | 13 | 283 | 21.77 | 3 | 3.3 | 70.8 |
| 2 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 5 | 13 | 219 | 16.85 | 2 | 2.6 | 43.8 |
| 3 | Spiffy Evans | BC | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 93 | 46.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 82 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 16.4 |
| 3 | Jelani Jenkins | Florida | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Kenzel Doe | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 1 | 0.6 | 17.8 |
| 3 | Deante' Gray | TCU | FR | DB | 4 | 6 | 162 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.5 |
| 3 | Tony Foster | Duke | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| 3 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 151 | 25.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 30.2 |
| 3 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 5 | 7 | 176 | 25.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 35.2 |
| 3 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 171 | 24.43 | 1 | 1.4 | 34.2 |
| 3 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 3 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 43.3 |
| 3 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 25.4 |
| 3 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 5 | 19 | 367 | 19.32 | 1 | 3.8 | 73.4 |
| 3 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 1 | 1.6 | 29.4 |
| 3 | Keenan Allen | California | JR | WR | 3 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 1 | 2.3 | 41.3 |
| 3 | Lee Butler | Duke | SR | DB | 4 | 11 | 187 | 17.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 46.8 |
| 3 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 1 | 2.0 | 33.8 |
| 3 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 159 | 15.90 | 1 | 2.5 | 39.8 |
| 3 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.6 |
| 3 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SO | DB | 4 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 124 | 11.27 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.8 |
| 3 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 5 | 17 | 171 | 10.06 | 1 | 3.4 | 34.2 |