2012 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond Roland | Okla St | SO | RB | 3 | 2 | 116 | 58.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 38.7 |
| 1 | Mike Edwards | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 185 | 46.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 185.0 |
| 1 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 207 | 34.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 1 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 227 | 32.43 | 1 | 7.0 | 227.0 |
| 1 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 2 | 7 | 218 | 31.14 | 1 | 3.5 | 109.0 |
| 1 | Andre Debose | Florida | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 388 | 29.85 | 1 | 2.2 | 64.7 |
| 1 | Colin Lockett | SDSU | JR | WR | 2 | 8 | 237 | 29.63 | 1 | 4.0 | 118.5 |
| 1 | Tobais Palmer | NC State | SR | WR | 3 | 17 | 486 | 28.59 | 1 | 5.7 | 162.0 |
| 1 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 2 | 10 | 282 | 28.20 | 1 | 5.0 | 141.0 |
| 1 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 3 | 17 | 456 | 26.82 | 1 | 5.7 | 152.0 |
| 1 | D.J. Banks | La Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 15 | 400 | 26.67 | 1 | 5.0 | 133.3 |
| 1 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 282 | 25.64 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 255 | 25.50 | 1 | 3.3 | 85.0 |
| 1 | Tracy Lampley | USM | SR | WR | 3 | 9 | 219 | 24.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 73.0 |
| 1 | Jaylen Walton | Miss | FR | RB | 6 | 15 | 343 | 22.87 | 1 | 2.5 | 57.2 |