2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 5 | 14 | 281 | 20.07 | 3 | 2.8 | 56.2 |
| 2 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 5 | 14 | 242 | 17.29 | 2 | 2.8 | 48.4 |
| 3 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 101 | 50.50 | 1 | 0.5 | 25.3 |
| 3 | Spiffy Evans | BC | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 93 | 46.50 | 1 | 0.5 | 23.3 |
| 3 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 82 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 16.4 |
| 3 | Deante' Gray | TCU | FR | DB | 4 | 6 | 162 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.5 |
| 3 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 155 | 25.83 | 1 | 1.2 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 5 | 7 | 176 | 25.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 35.2 |
| 3 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 3 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 43.3 |
| 3 | Kenzel Doe | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.4 |
| 3 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 4 | 18 | 320 | 17.78 | 1 | 4.5 | 80.0 |
| 3 | Lee Butler | Duke | SR | DB | 5 | 11 | 187 | 17.00 | 1 | 2.2 | 37.4 |
| 3 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 5 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 1 | 2.0 | 33.8 |
| 3 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 5 | 11 | 165 | 15.00 | 1 | 2.2 | 33.0 |
| 3 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SO | DB | 5 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 14.4 |
| 3 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 115 | 14.38 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.0 |
| 3 | Keenan Allen | California | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 149 | 13.55 | 1 | 2.2 | 29.8 |
| 3 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 5 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.4 |
| 3 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 5 | 14 | 146 | 10.43 | 1 | 2.8 | 29.2 |