2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 10 | 31 | 299 | 9.65 | 1 | 3.1 | 29.9 |
| 2 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 6 | 18 | 300 | 16.67 | 3 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 3 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 9 | 25 | 393 | 15.72 | 1 | 2.8 | 43.7 |
| 4 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 8 | 21 | 256 | 12.19 | 2 | 2.6 | 32.0 |
| 4 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 9 | 23 | 270 | 11.74 | 2 | 2.6 | 30.0 |
| 6 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 8 | 19 | 212 | 11.16 | 0 | 2.4 | 26.5 |
| 6 | Charles Henderson | Utah | FR | WR | 10 | 24 | 138 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 13.8 |
| 8 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 7 | 16 | 197 | 12.31 | 0 | 2.3 | 28.1 |
| 8 | Mason Robinson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 12 | 28 | 110 | 3.93 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.2 |
| 10 | Quan Bray | Auburn | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.8 |
| 10 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 10 | 22 | 221 | 10.05 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.1 |
| 12 | Cameron Webb | Utah State | SR | WR | 12 | 25 | 228 | 9.12 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.0 |
| 13 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | SO | RB | 6 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 13 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 10 | 20 | 190 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 15 | Keenan Allen | California | JR | WR | 7 | 13 | 192 | 14.77 | 1 | 1.9 | 27.4 |
| 15 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 9 | 17 | 232 | 13.65 | 1 | 1.9 | 25.8 |
| 15 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | SR | DB | 13 | 25 | 203 | 8.12 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.6 |
| 15 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 7 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.4 |
| 15 | Kai Dominguez | Louisville | SO | WR | 10 | 19 | 89 | 4.68 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| 20 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 11 | 20 | 270 | 13.50 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.5 |
| 20 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 11 | 20 | 256 | 12.80 | 2 | 1.8 | 23.3 |
| 20 | Keiwone Malone | Memphis | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 261 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.8 |
| 20 | Chris Potter | Boise St | SR | WR | 13 | 24 | 284 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.8 |
| 20 | J.J. Worton | UCF | SO | WR | 13 | 24 | 259 | 10.79 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.9 |
| 20 | Ryan Burbrink | BGSU | FR | LB | 10 | 18 | 170 | 9.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.0 |
| 20 | Travis Jones | FAU | JR | RB | 10 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.1 |
| 20 | Charlie Moore | Okla St | JR | WR | 10 | 18 | 130 | 7.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 20 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 12 | 22 | 90 | 4.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| 20 | Davonte' Neal | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 9 | 16 | 35 | 2.19 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.9 |
| 30 | Andy Erickson | Texas St | JR | WR | 9 | 15 | 213 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.7 |
| 30 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 9 | 15 | 202 | 13.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.4 |
| 30 | Skye Dawson | TCU | SR | WR | 9 | 15 | 160 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| 30 | Justin Hardy | ECU | SO | WR | 12 | 20 | 175 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.6 |
| 30 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 13 | 22 | 154 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| 30 | Korvic Neat | Miss | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Phillip Dorsett | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 9 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.4 |
| 30 | D.J. Banks | La Tech | JR | WR | 9 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 38 | Spiffy Evans | BC | SO | WR | 7 | 11 | 278 | 25.27 | 1 | 1.6 | 39.7 |
| 38 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 10 | 16 | 263 | 16.44 | 2 | 1.6 | 26.3 |
| 38 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 11 | 18 | 205 | 11.39 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.6 |
| 38 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 9 | 14 | 143 | 10.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.9 |
| 38 | Imani Davis | Akron | FR | WR | 11 | 18 | 164 | 9.11 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.9 |
| 38 | Adam Humphries | Clemson | SO | WR | 10 | 16 | 89 | 5.56 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.9 |
| 44 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 11 | 17 | 281 | 16.53 | 2 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 44 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 217 | 14.47 | 1 | 1.5 | 21.7 |
| 44 | Jaime Wilson | W Mich | FR | WR | 10 | 15 | 204 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.4 |
| 44 | Trey Dudley-Giles | U Mass | FR | DB | 8 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.4 |
| 44 | Austin Zouzalik | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 135 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 44 | Justin Albert | Troy | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 44 | Ritchy Desir | Syracuse | SO | DB | 11 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.4 |
| 44 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| 44 | Robert Woods | USC | JR | WR | 10 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| 53 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 11 | 15 | 241 | 16.07 | 1 | 1.4 | 21.9 |
| 53 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 11 | 15 | 240 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.8 |
| 53 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 12 | 17 | 219 | 12.88 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.3 |
| 53 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 10 | 14 | 162 | 11.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.2 |
| 53 | Anthony McClung | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 11 | 15 | 143 | 9.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.0 |
| 53 | Steven Manfro | UCLA | FR | RB | 9 | 13 | 109 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.1 |
| 53 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.5 |
| 53 | Cameron Saddler | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 9 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 53 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| 53 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| 63 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 12 | 16 | 242 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.2 |
| 63 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 10 | 13 | 115 | 8.85 | 1 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 63 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 9 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 63 | Brent Leonard | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 139 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 63 | Michael Holmes | Va Tech | FR | RB | 10 | 13 | 103 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 63 | Angelo Sebastiano | N Illinois | FR | WR | 12 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| 63 | Ronnie Yell | SJSU | SR | DB | 11 | 14 | 43 | 3.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| 70 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 10 | 12 | 299 | 24.92 | 1 | 1.2 | 29.9 |
| 70 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 10 | 12 | 220 | 18.33 | 1 | 1.2 | 22.0 |
| 70 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 10 | 12 | 165 | 13.75 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.5 |
| 70 | Levi Norwood | Baylor | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 140 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.0 |
| 70 | Keante Minor | Arkansas | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.3 |
| 70 | Kenneth Crawley | Colorado | FR | DB | 10 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| 70 | Nick Stoner | Indiana | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 75 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| 70 | Andre Snipes-Booker | Marshall | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| 70 | Dewayne Peace | Houston | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| 70 | Tommy Davis | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| 80 | Lee Butler | Duke | SR | DB | 8 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 1 | 1.1 | 21.8 |
| 80 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 10 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.8 |
| 80 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | SO | DB | 10 | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.9 |
| 80 | T.J. Glover | South Ala | SO | WR | 13 | 14 | 123 | 8.79 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.5 |
| 80 | Andre Sims Jr. | Mich St | FR | WR | 7 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.3 |
| 80 | Wayne Times | FIU | SR | WR | 11 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.2 |
| 86 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 10 | 10 | 229 | 22.90 | 2 | 1.0 | 22.9 |
| 86 | Lovell Jackson | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 86 | Jamill Smith | Ball State | JR | WR | 11 | 11 | 152 | 13.82 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 86 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 9 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 86 | Cody Bruns | Washington | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 86 | Derrick Strozier | Tulane | JR | RB | 10 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 86 | Michael Edwards | UTEP | SR | WR | 10 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| 86 | Tim Vizzi | SDSU | JR | WR | 10 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 86 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 86 | Evan Lewis | Penn State | SR | WR | 9 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 86 | Damian Payne | Houston | SO | LB | 9 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 86 | Dennis Parks | Rice | FR | WR | 13 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 86 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 99 | Kenny Harrison | UTSA | SO | WR | 7 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.9 | 14.6 |
| 99 | Aaron Horne | Iowa State | SR | WR | 10 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.