2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 6 | 17 | 264 | 15.53 | 2 | 2.8 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 7 | 16 | 247 | 15.44 | 2 | 2.3 | 35.3 |
| 3 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 79 | 79.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 19.8 |
| 3 | Kyndal Minniefield | Buffalo | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| 3 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 5 | 5 | 132 | 26.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.4 |
| 3 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 29.7 |
| 3 | Tyler Hunter | FSU | SO | DB | 6 | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 3 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 1 | 2.7 | 45.7 |
| 3 | Kenny Harrison | UTSA | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 3 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 6 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 1 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 3 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 173 | 15.73 | 1 | 2.8 | 43.3 |
| 3 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 5 | 12 | 171 | 14.25 | 1 | 2.4 | 34.2 |
| 3 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SO | DB | 5 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Rashad Evans | Fresno St | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 132 | 13.20 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.4 |
| 3 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 4 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 1 | 2.8 | 25.5 |