2012 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Won Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.J. Banks | La Tech | JR | WR | 9 | 24 | 644 | 26.83 | 0 | 2.7 | 71.6 |
| 2 | Jamill Smith | Ball State | JR | WR | 9 | 23 | 620 | 26.96 | 0 | 2.6 | 68.9 |
| 3 | Chuck Jacobs | Utah State | SR | WR | 11 | 23 | 568 | 24.70 | 0 | 2.1 | 51.6 |
| 4 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 9 | 20 | 551 | 27.55 | 2 | 2.2 | 61.2 |
| 5 | Tyler Lockett | Kansas St | SO | WR | 11 | 16 | 533 | 33.31 | 2 | 1.5 | 48.5 |
| 6 | Colin Lockett | SDSU | JR | WR | 8 | 15 | 531 | 35.40 | 2 | 1.9 | 66.4 |
| 7 | Tyler Ervin | SJSU | SO | DB | 7 | 18 | 517 | 28.72 | 2 | 2.6 | 73.9 |
| 8 | Quincy McDuffie | UCF | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 516 | 36.86 | 3 | 1.4 | 51.6 |
| 9 | Ralph David Abernathy IV | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 10 | 20 | 514 | 25.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.4 |
| 10 | Duke Johnson | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 7 | 16 | 504 | 31.50 | 1 | 2.3 | 72.0 |
| 11 | Reggie Whatley | MTSU | SO | RB | 8 | 17 | 496 | 29.18 | 1 | 2.1 | 62.0 |
| 12 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 11 | 12 | 475 | 39.58 | 3 | 1.1 | 43.2 |
| 13 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 9 | 24 | 473 | 19.71 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.6 |
| 14 | Tommylee Lewis | N Illinois | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 464 | 25.78 | 1 | 1.5 | 38.7 |
| 15 | Justin Gilbert | Okla St | JR | DB | 8 | 14 | 448 | 32.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 56.0 |
| 16 | Reggie Dunn | Utah | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 422 | 84.40 | 4 | 1.0 | 84.4 |
| 17 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 10 | 15 | 416 | 27.73 | 1 | 1.5 | 41.6 |
| 18 | Michael Ford | LSU | JR | RB | 10 | 15 | 410 | 27.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 41.0 |
| 19 | Dennis Norfleet | Michigan | FR | RB | 8 | 18 | 409 | 22.72 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.1 |
| 20 | Cortney Davis | La-Monroe | FR | WR | 8 | 17 | 400 | 23.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 50.0 |
| 21 | Sean Tapley | N Carolina | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 397 | 24.81 | 1 | 2.0 | 49.6 |
| 22 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 11 | 19 | 394 | 20.74 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.8 |
| 23 | Trey Williams | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 11 | 19 | 393 | 20.68 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.7 |
| 24 | Lamarcus Joyner | FSU | JR | DB | 12 | 16 | 381 | 23.81 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.8 |
| 25 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 12 | 14 | 363 | 25.93 | 1 | 1.2 | 30.3 |
| 26 | Jafus Gaines | Texas St | FR | WR | 4 | 11 | 359 | 32.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 89.8 |
| 27 | Roy Finch | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 10 | 11 | 356 | 32.36 | 1 | 1.1 | 35.6 |
| 28 | Isaiah Burse | Fresno St | JR | WR | 9 | 15 | 352 | 23.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.1 |
| 29 | Tobais Palmer | NC State | SR | WR | 7 | 14 | 346 | 24.71 | 1 | 2.0 | 49.4 |
| 29 | Nick Hill | Mich St | SO | RB | 7 | 15 | 346 | 23.07 | 0 | 2.1 | 49.4 |
| 31 | Antwan Goodley | Baylor | SO | WR | 8 | 15 | 344 | 22.93 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.0 |
| 32 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 7 | 12 | 334 | 27.83 | 1 | 1.7 | 47.7 |
| 33 | D.J. Monroe | Texas | SR | RB | 9 | 12 | 327 | 27.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 36.3 |
| 34 | Kendall Brock | Nevada | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 320 | 22.86 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.7 |
| 35 | Derrick Harris | ECU | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 315 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.4 |
| 36 | Brennan Clay | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 10 | 12 | 310 | 25.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 31.0 |
| 36 | Bruce Ellington | S Carolina | SO | WR | 11 | 12 | 310 | 25.83 | 0 | 1.1 | 28.2 |
| 38 | Andre Debose | Florida | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 302 | 25.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 43.1 |
| 39 | Daz'mond Patterson | Ohio | FR | RB | 8 | 11 | 301 | 27.36 | 1 | 1.4 | 37.6 |
| 40 | Jaylen Walton | Miss | FR | RB | 7 | 11 | 300 | 27.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 42.9 |
| 41 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 292 | 29.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 41.7 |
| 42 | Malcolm Mitchell | Georgia | SO | DB | 11 | 14 | 289 | 20.64 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.3 |
| 43 | Rocky Hayes | Ark St | FR | DB | 10 | 14 | 287 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.7 |
| 44 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 9 | 12 | 278 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.9 |
| 45 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 271 | 27.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 67.8 |
| 46 | Jeremy Eddington | Rice | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 264 | 37.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 52.8 |
| 47 | Shane Williams-Rhodes | Boise St | FR | WR | 11 | 10 | 262 | 26.20 | 0 | 0.9 | 23.8 |
| 48 | Saylor Lavallii | C Mich | FR | RB | 7 | 13 | 260 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.1 |
| 49 | Marcus Thomas | Navy | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 259 | 23.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.4 |
| 50 | Eric Adeyemi | Kent State | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 257 | 15.12 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.4 |
| 51 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SO | DB | 3 | 8 | 255 | 31.88 | 1 | 2.7 | 85.0 |
| 52 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 8 | 9 | 253 | 28.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 31.6 |
| 53 | Keanon Lowe | Oregon | SO | WR | 12 | 11 | 250 | 22.73 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.8 |
| 54 | Adrian Bushell | Louisville | SR | DB | 11 | 12 | 246 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.4 |
| 55 | Marqise Lee | USC | SO | WR | 7 | 9 | 244 | 27.11 | 1 | 1.3 | 34.9 |
| 56 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 12 | 7 | 243 | 34.71 | 1 | 0.6 | 20.3 |
| 56 | Karlos Williams | FSU | SO | DB | 12 | 9 | 243 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.3 |
| 58 | Kyle Hammonds | Ohio | FR | RB | 7 | 12 | 242 | 20.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.6 |
| 59 | Brian Kimbrow | Vanderbilt | FR | RB | 9 | 11 | 239 | 21.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.6 |
| 60 | Autrey Golden | UTEP | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 237 | 47.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 79.0 |
| 61 | Jeremiah Kobena | Syracuse | SO | WR | 5 | 12 | 234 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 46.8 |
| 62 | Kenny Bell | Nebraska | SO | WR | 10 | 11 | 226 | 20.55 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.6 |
| 63 | Rannell Hall | UCF | SO | WR | 10 | 10 | 224 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.4 |
| 64 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 221 | 22.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.6 |
| 65 | Cyrus Jones | Alabama | FR | ATH | 10 | 8 | 215 | 26.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.5 |
| 65 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 10 | 13 | 215 | 16.54 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.5 |
| 67 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 13 | 8 | 213 | 26.63 | 1 | 0.6 | 16.4 |
| 68 | Romar Morris | N Carolina | FR | RB | 8 | 9 | 210 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 26.3 |
| 68 | Martavis Bryant | Clemson | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 210 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.3 |
| 70 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 209 | 20.90 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.1 |
| 71 | Marvin Hall | Washington | FR | WR | 3 | 9 | 208 | 23.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.3 |
| 72 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Tennessee | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 207 | 25.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 41.4 |
| 73 | Jeremy Deering | Rutgers | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 205 | 34.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 25.6 |
| 73 | Andre Snipes-Booker | Marshall | SR | WR | 4 | 10 | 205 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.3 |
| 75 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 203 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 75 | Darius Jones | Baylor | JR | DB | 8 | 8 | 203 | 25.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.4 |
| 75 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 8 | 10 | 203 | 20.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.4 |
| 78 | Der'rikk Thompson | SMU | SO | WR | 7 | 7 | 199 | 28.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.4 |
| 78 | Raheem Mostert | Purdue | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 199 | 22.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.8 |
| 80 | Ty Montgomery | Stanford | SO | WR | 10 | 8 | 192 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.2 |
| 81 | J.C. Coleman | Va Tech | FR | RB | 7 | 9 | 190 | 21.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.1 |
| 82 | Damien Thigpen | UCLA | JR | WR | 8 | 6 | 189 | 31.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 23.6 |
| 83 | Kenny Harrison | UTSA | SO | WR | 6 | 6 | 186 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 84 | Tyler Allen | E Mich | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 183 | 26.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 91.5 |
| 85 | Forrest Hightower | SJSU | SO | DB | 9 | 6 | 180 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 20.0 |
| 86 | Demitri Knowles | Va Tech | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 178 | 25.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.4 |
| 86 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 11 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.2 |
| 86 | Kelsey Young | Stanford | SO | WR | 12 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.8 |
| 89 | Marco Nelson | Tulsa | JR | DB | 11 | 5 | 175 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.9 |
| 90 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 91 | SaDale Foster | Texas Tech | JR | ATH | 8 | 7 | 173 | 24.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.6 |
| 92 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 172 | 43.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 43.0 |
| 93 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 165 | 20.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.0 |
| 94 | Lafayette Pitts | Pittsburgh | FR | DB | 6 | 6 | 163 | 27.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.2 |
| 95 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 11 | 4 | 154 | 38.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 14.0 |
| 95 | Chandler Worthy | Troy | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 154 | 25.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 30.8 |
| 97 | Jarvis West | Iowa State | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 97 | Malcolm Marable | Oregon St | SO | DB | 9 | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.9 |
| 99 | Anthony LaCoste | Air Force | JR | DB | 3 | 5 | 150 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 50.0 |
| 100 | Tony Jones | N'western | SO | WR | 10 | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.7 |