2012 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Sorensen | BYU | JR | K | 12 | 61 | 3656 | 59.93 | 26 | 42.62 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Kyle Brindza | Notre Dame | SO | K | 11 | 58 | 3623 | 62.47 | 22 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Colin Amerau | Navy | SO | K | 11 | 57 | 3463 | 60.75 | 18 | 31.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Matt Nelson | La Tech | SR | K | 6 | 53 | 3169 | 59.79 | 15 | 28.30 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Eric Osteen | Army | SR | K | 11 | 50 | 3132 | 62.64 | 27 | 54.00 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Taylor Bertolet | Texas A&M | FR | K | 5 | 45 | 2860 | 63.56 | 32 | 71.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Brett Maher | Nebraska | SR | P | 5 | 41 | 2510 | 61.22 | 23 | 56.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Cade Foster | Alabama | JR | K | 5 | 38 | 2448 | 64.42 | 16 | 42.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | James Hairston | LSU | SO | K | 5 | 38 | 2391 | 62.92 | 18 | 47.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Matt Weller | Ohio | SR | K | 5 | 38 | 2357 | 62.03 | 14 | 36.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dustin Hopkins | FSU | SR | K | 5 | 37 | 2310 | 62.43 | 16 | 43.24 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Pat O'Donnell | Cincinnati | JR | P | 6 | 36 | 2284 | 63.44 | 19 | 52.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Harrison Waid | SJSU | JR | P | 7 | 36 | 2185 | 60.69 | 8 | 22.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Quinn Sharp | Okla St | SR | P | 4 | 35 | 2211 | 63.17 | 25 | 71.43 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Michael Palardy | Tennessee | JR | K | 4 | 33 | 2066 | 62.61 | 14 | 42.42 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ross Martin | Duke | FR | K | 5 | 33 | 2036 | 61.70 | 11 | 33.33 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Steve Flaherty | N'western | SR | K | 5 | 33 | 2015 | 61.06 | 7 | 21.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Carey Spear | Vanderbilt | JR | K | 5 | 33 | 1989 | 60.27 | 12 | 36.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Thomas Meadows | Purdue | FR | K | 5 | 33 | 1987 | 60.21 | 6 | 18.18 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Kevin Harper | Pittsburgh | SR | K | 6 | 33 | 1889 | 57.24 | 2 | 6.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Alex Garoutte | Ariz St | SO | K | 4 | 32 | 2001 | 62.53 | 10 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Casey Barth | N Carolina | SR | K | 4 | 32 | 1947 | 60.84 | 8 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Garrett Swanson | Fresno St | FR | K | 5 | 32 | 1922 | 60.06 | 7 | 21.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Cole Way | Tulsa | SO | P | 5 | 31 | 1917 | 61.84 | 13 | 41.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Aaron Jones | Baylor | JR | K | 4 | 31 | 1909 | 61.58 | 14 | 45.16 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Ryan Norton | Syracuse | FR | K | 6 | 31 | 1821 | 58.74 | 8 | 25.81 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Chris Boswell | Rice | JR | K | 5 | 30 | 1932 | 64.40 | 20 | 66.67 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | John Bonano | Arizona | SR | K | 4 | 30 | 1901 | 63.37 | 18 | 60.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Nick Rose | Texas | FR | K | 4 | 30 | 1847 | 61.57 | 10 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jeremiah Detmer | Toledo | SO | K | 5 | 29 | 1843 | 63.55 | 13 | 44.83 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Colin Ditsworth | Nevada | SO | K | 4 | 29 | 1835 | 63.28 | 14 | 48.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Brandon McManus | Temple | SR | K | 4 | 29 | 1822 | 62.83 | 22 | 75.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Anthony Cantele | Kansas St | SR | K | 4 | 29 | 1805 | 62.24 | 11 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Sean Galvin | UCF | SO | K | 5 | 29 | 1780 | 61.38 | 10 | 34.48 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Alejandro Maldonado | Oregon | JR | K | 4 | 29 | 1761 | 60.72 | 8 | 27.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Jeff Locke | UCLA | SR | P | 4 | 28 | 1818 | 64.93 | 25 | 89.29 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Justin Manton | La-Monroe | SO | K | 5 | 28 | 1737 | 62.04 | 11 | 39.29 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Trevor Romaine | Oregon St | SO | K | 4 | 28 | 1735 | 61.96 | 11 | 39.29 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Caleb Sturgis | Florida | SR | K | 5 | 28 | 1721 | 61.46 | 11 | 39.29 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Matt Wile | Michigan | SO | K | 5 | 28 | 1701 | 60.75 | 13 | 46.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Scott Secor | Ball State | SO | K | 5 | 28 | 1685 | 60.18 | 10 | 35.71 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Spencer Benton | Clemson | SR | P | 5 | 27 | 1697 | 62.85 | 17 | 62.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Kramer Fyfe | Texas Tech | SO | K | 4 | 27 | 1667 | 61.74 | 5 | 18.52 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Greg Rivara | New Mexico | SR | P | 5 | 26 | 1679 | 64.58 | 15 | 57.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Mike Loftus | SMU | SO | P | 5 | 26 | 1628 | 62.62 | 7 | 26.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Devon Bell | Miss St | FR | K | 5 | 26 | 1596 | 61.38 | 8 | 30.77 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | John Wallace | Louisville | FR | P | 5 | 26 | 1595 | 61.35 | 2 | 7.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Niklas Sade | NC State | SO | K | 5 | 25 | 1621 | 64.84 | 13 | 52.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | Cody Parkey | Auburn | JR | K | 4 | 25 | 1608 | 64.32 | 16 | 64.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Mitch Ewald | Indiana | JR | K | 4 | 25 | 1592 | 63.68 | 13 | 52.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Nathan Noble | Miss | FR | K | 4 | 25 | 1589 | 63.56 | 11 | 44.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Tyler Wedel | N Illinois | SO | P | 5 | 25 | 1572 | 62.88 | 11 | 44.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | Jaron Bentrude | Utah State | SO | K | 7 | 25 | 1566 | 62.64 | 8 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Jordan Wettstein | Minnesota | SR | K | 5 | 25 | 1552 | 62.08 | 12 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Corey Smith | WVU | SR | K | 4 | 25 | 1506 | 60.24 | 4 | 16.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Zach Hocker | Arkansas | JR | K | 4 | 24 | 1567 | 65.29 | 19 | 79.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Adam Yates | S Carolina | SR | K | 5 | 24 | 1527 | 63.63 | 17 | 70.83 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Chad Christen | U Conn | JR | K | 5 | 24 | 1503 | 62.63 | 11 | 45.83 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Drew Basil | Ohio State | JR | P | 4 | 24 | 1492 | 62.17 | 9 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Marvin Kloss | S Florida | SO | K | 5 | 23 | 1470 | 63.91 | 15 | 65.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Kevin Muma | Mich St | JR | K | 5 | 23 | 1459 | 63.43 | 10 | 43.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Warren Harvey | ECU | SO | K | 5 | 23 | 1441 | 62.65 | 6 | 26.09 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | Freddy Cortez | Kent State | SR | K | 5 | 23 | 1406 | 61.13 | 10 | 43.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Carlos Lopez | MTSU | SR | K | 4 | 23 | 1382 | 60.09 | 1 | 4.35 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Chase Lansford | UNLV | SR | P | 5 | 23 | 1346 | 58.52 | 7 | 30.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Luke Ferguson | Ark St | FR | K | 4 | 23 | 1202 | 52.26 | 3 | 13.04 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Jordan Williamson | Stanford | JR | K | 4 | 22 | 1412 | 64.18 | 8 | 36.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Jaden Oberkrom | TCU | FR | K | 4 | 22 | 1361 | 61.86 | 7 | 31.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Andrew Haldeman | W Mich | FR | K | 4 | 22 | 1330 | 60.45 | 6 | 27.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Briceton Cannada | Air Force | JR | 5 | 22 | 1296 | 58.91 | 8 | 36.36 | 1 | 2 | |
| 67 | Anthony DiPaula | Rutgers | FR | P | 5 | 22 | 1218 | 55.36 | 1 | 4.55 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Ty Long | UAB | SO | K | 4 | 21 | 1348 | 64.19 | 10 | 47.62 | 0 | 3 |
| 72 | Taylor Zalewski | Illinois | FR | K | 4 | 21 | 1346 | 64.10 | 13 | 61.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Richie Leone | Houston | JR | P | 4 | 21 | 1340 | 63.81 | 8 | 38.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Mike Meyer | Iowa | JR | K | 4 | 21 | 1323 | 63.00 | 10 | 47.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | David Scully | Ga Tech | JR | K | 4 | 21 | 1305 | 62.14 | 8 | 38.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Trevor Harman | Boise St | JR | P | 5 | 21 | 1271 | 60.52 | 4 | 19.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Justin Martin | Wyoming | FR | K | 4 | 21 | 1258 | 59.90 | 10 | 47.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Travis Coons | Washington | JR | K | 4 | 21 | 1255 | 59.76 | 1 | 4.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Anthony Farinella | BGSU | FR | K | 5 | 21 | 1195 | 56.90 | 2 | 9.52 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Marshall Morgan | Georgia | FR | K | 5 | 20 | 1286 | 64.30 | 10 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Patrick O'Hara | Oklahoma | SR | K | 3 | 20 | 1282 | 64.10 | 7 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Edwin Arceo | Iowa State | JR | K | 4 | 20 | 1259 | 62.95 | 6 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Nate Freese | BC | JR | K | 4 | 20 | 1245 | 62.25 | 10 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Tyler Hadden | Hawai'i | SO | K | 4 | 20 | 1220 | 61.00 | 5 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Brock Baca | NMSU | FR | K | 4 | 20 | 1176 | 58.80 | 12 | 60.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Ian Frye | Virginia | FR | K | 4 | 19 | 1207 | 63.53 | 9 | 47.37 | 0 | 2 |
| 87 | Jamie Lindley | Georgia | SR | K | 5 | 19 | 1204 | 63.37 | 12 | 63.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Hunter Stover | La-Lafytte | SO | K | 4 | 19 | 1184 | 62.32 | 5 | 26.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Trey Farquhar | Idaho | SR | K | 6 | 19 | 1179 | 62.05 | 8 | 42.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Vincenzo D'Amato | California | JR | K | 3 | 19 | 1161 | 61.11 | 6 | 31.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Jake Wieclaw | Miami (Fl) | SR | K | 4 | 19 | 1160 | 61.05 | 4 | 21.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Patrick Clarke | Buffalo | SO | K | 4 | 19 | 1115 | 58.68 | 6 | 31.58 | 0 | 2 |
| 94 | Jack Griffin | FIU | SR | K | 4 | 18 | 1147 | 63.72 | 9 | 50.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 94 | Seamus McMorrow | SDSU | FR | K | 3 | 18 | 1131 | 62.83 | 11 | 61.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Jason Dann | Texas St | SO | K | 4 | 18 | 1116 | 62.00 | 5 | 27.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Paulo Henriques | Memphis | SR | K | 4 | 18 | 1115 | 61.94 | 12 | 66.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | Sam Ficken | Penn State | SO | K | 4 | 18 | 1113 | 61.83 | 6 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | David Harman | C Mich | SR | K | 5 | 18 | 1061 | 58.94 | 5 | 27.78 | 0 | 1 |
| 94 | Kody Fulkerson | E Mich | JR | K | 4 | 18 | 1003 | 55.72 | 1 | 5.56 | 1 | 0 |