2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 79 | 79.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.0 |
| 2 | Josh Stewart | Okla St | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.5 |
| 3 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 4 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Shaquelle Evans | UCLA | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 7 | Michael Holmes | Va Tech | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 48.0 |
| 8 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 9 | Jamison Crowder | Duke | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 10 | Levi Norwood | Baylor | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 10 | Ronald Jones | Pittsburgh | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 12 | Mason Robinson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 7.0 | 40.0 |
| 13 | Darius Johnson | SMU | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 14 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 15 | Travis Jones | FAU | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 16 | Tony Foster | Duke | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 16 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 18 | Shawn Williams | Georgia | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 19 | Bené Benwikere | SJSU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 19 | Sean Willet | Arizona | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 19 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | SO | DB | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 22 | Chris Potter | Boise St | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 22 | Kenny Shaw | FSU | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 24 | Korvic Neat | Miss | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 25 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 26 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 20.0 |
| 27 | Austin Zouzalik | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 27 | Rhett McGowan | Georgia | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 29 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 29 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 31 | Tyler Futrell | Ohio | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 31 | Robert Woods | USC | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 33 | Josh Jackson | Army | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 34 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 34 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 36 | Drew Dileo | Michigan | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 36 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 38 | Aaron Horne | Iowa State | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 38 | Kai Dominguez | Louisville | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 38 | Skye Dawson | TCU | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 41 | Turner Petersen | Rice | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 41 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 43 | Cameron Webb | Utah State | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 43 | T.J. Glover | South Ala | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 43 | Shaq Thompson | Washington | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 46 | Eric Adeyemi | Kent State | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 46 | Malcolm Mitchell | Georgia | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 46 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 49 | Angelo Sebastiano | N Illinois | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 49 | Michael Carter | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 51 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 51 | Cody Wilson | C Mich | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 51 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 51 | Harry Peoples | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 51 | Rocky Hayes | Ark St | FR | DB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 56 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 56 | Willie Byrn | Va Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 56 | Sam McGuffie | Rice | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 59 | Kemonte' Bateman | NMSU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 60 | J.J. Worton | UCF | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 60 | Davonte' Neal | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 62 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 62 | Bralon Addison | Oregon | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 62 | Justin Hardy | ECU | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |