2012 National Leaders Punting - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hendrix Brakefield | Western Ky | JR | P | 1 | 5 | 260 | 52.00 | 5.0 | 260.0 |
| 2 | Tress Way | Oklahoma | SR | P | 2 | 12 | 592 | 49.33 | 6.0 | 296.0 |
| 3 | Matt Yoklic | Pittsburgh | JR | P | 2 | 11 | 517 | 47.00 | 5.5 | 258.5 |
| 4 | Trent Tignor | ECU | JR | K | 1 | 6 | 278 | 46.33 | 6.0 | 278.0 |
| 5 | Richard Kent | Vanderbilt | SR | P | 1 | 5 | 231 | 46.20 | 5.0 | 231.0 |
| 6 | Daniel Zychlinski | Stanford | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 273 | 45.50 | 6.0 | 273.0 |
| 7 | Drew Meyer | Wisconsin | FR | P | 2 | 10 | 453 | 45.30 | 5.0 | 226.5 |
| 8 | Cody Mandell | Alabama | JR | P | 2 | 9 | 406 | 45.11 | 4.5 | 203.0 |
| 9 | Alex King | Texas | SR | P | 2 | 8 | 357 | 44.63 | 4.0 | 178.5 |
| 10 | Jamie Keehn | LSU | FR | P | 1 | 9 | 401 | 44.56 | 9.0 | 401.0 |
| 11 | Ethan Perry | TCU | FR | P | 2 | 15 | 667 | 44.47 | 7.5 | 333.5 |
| 12 | Kyle Negrete | USC | SR | P | 1 | 8 | 352 | 44.00 | 8.0 | 352.0 |
| 13 | Mike Sadler | Mich St | SO | P | 1 | 11 | 481 | 43.73 | 11.0 | 481.0 |
| 14 | Brandon Williams | N'western | JR | P | 1 | 5 | 217 | 43.40 | 5.0 | 217.0 |
| 15 | Spencer Benton | Clemson | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 260 | 43.33 | 6.0 | 260.0 |
| 16 | Baker Swedenburg | Miss St | JR | P | 1 | 5 | 216 | 43.20 | 5.0 | 216.0 |
| 17 | Anthony Melchiori | Kent State | FR | K | 1 | 6 | 258 | 43.00 | 6.0 | 258.0 |
| 17 | Tyler Bennett | Utah State | SR | P | 1 | 4 | 172 | 43.00 | 4.0 | 172.0 |
| 19 | Collin Barber | Georgia | FR | P | 2 | 9 | 386 | 42.89 | 4.5 | 193.0 |
| 20 | Ben Turk | Notre Dame | SR | P | 1 | 5 | 214 | 42.80 | 5.0 | 214.0 |
| 21 | Jeff Locke | UCLA | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 256 | 42.67 | 6.0 | 256.0 |
| 22 | Brett Maher | Nebraska | SR | P | 2 | 8 | 340 | 42.50 | 4.0 | 170.0 |
| 23 | A.J. Hughes | Va Tech | FR | P | 1 | 11 | 464 | 42.18 | 11.0 | 464.0 |
| 24 | Ron Doherty | Kansas | JR | K | 1 | 6 | 253 | 42.17 | 6.0 | 253.0 |
| 25 | Kyle Christy | Florida | SO | P | 1 | 4 | 165 | 41.25 | 4.0 | 165.0 |
| 26 | Josh Davis | MTSU | JR | P | 1 | 5 | 204 | 40.80 | 5.0 | 204.0 |
| 27 | Seamus McMorrow | SDSU | FR | K | 1 | 6 | 244 | 40.67 | 6.0 | 244.0 |
| 28 | Justin Brockhaus-Kann | S Florida | SR | P | 1 | 5 | 203 | 40.60 | 5.0 | 203.0 |
| 29 | Ryan Neir | N Illinois | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 243 | 40.50 | 6.0 | 243.0 |
| 30 | Kyle Dugandzic | Arizona | SR | P | 1 | 4 | 161 | 40.25 | 4.0 | 161.0 |
| 31 | Cason Beatty | FSU | FR | P | 2 | 8 | 321 | 40.13 | 4.0 | 160.5 |
| 32 | Vince Penza | Toledo | JR | P | 1 | 6 | 240 | 40.00 | 6.0 | 240.0 |
| 32 | Austin Lopez | SJSU | FR | K | 1 | 5 | 200 | 40.00 | 5.0 | 200.0 |
| 34 | Pat O'Donnell | Cincinnati | JR | P | 2 | 10 | 399 | 39.90 | 5.0 | 199.5 |
| 35 | Brett Baer | La-Lafytte | SR | K | 2 | 12 | 478 | 39.83 | 6.0 | 239.0 |
| 36 | Jamie Boyle | UCF | SR | K | 2 | 9 | 351 | 39.00 | 4.5 | 175.5 |
| 37 | Cody Webster | Purdue | JR | P | 1 | 4 | 155 | 38.75 | 4.0 | 155.0 |
| 38 | Pablo Beltran | Navy | SO | P | 2 | 10 | 384 | 38.40 | 5.0 | 192.0 |
| 39 | Scott Garber | South Ala | JR | P | 1 | 7 | 266 | 38.00 | 7.0 | 266.0 |
| 39 | Andrew Shapiro | Fresno St | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 228 | 38.00 | 6.0 | 228.0 |
| 39 | Sean Poole | Ga Tech | JR | P | 2 | 10 | 380 | 38.00 | 5.0 | 190.0 |
| 42 | Cole Wagner | U Conn | JR | P | 1 | 6 | 226 | 37.67 | 6.0 | 226.0 |
| 43 | Ryan Doerr | Kansas St | SR | P | 2 | 9 | 335 | 37.22 | 4.5 | 167.5 |
| 44 | Justin Manton | La-Monroe | SO | K | 1 | 5 | 184 | 36.80 | 5.0 | 184.0 |
| 45 | Justin Doerner | Rutgers | SR | P | 1 | 10 | 363 | 36.30 | 10.0 | 363.0 |
| 46 | Mike Loftus | SMU | SO | P | 1 | 5 | 179 | 35.80 | 5.0 | 179.0 |
| 47 | Kirby Van Der Kamp | Iowa State | JR | P | 1 | 8 | 286 | 35.75 | 8.0 | 286.0 |
| 48 | Ryan Epperson | Texas A&M | SR | P | 1 | 4 | 139 | 34.75 | 4.0 | 139.0 |
| 49 | Riley Stephenson | BYU | SR | K | 1 | 8 | 268 | 33.50 | 8.0 | 268.0 |
| 50 | David Baska | Air Force | JR | DB | 1 | 7 | 232 | 33.14 | 7.0 | 232.0 |
| 51 | Christian Eldred | Minnesota | SO | P | 1 | 4 | 132 | 33.00 | 4.0 | 132.0 |
| 52 | Cole Way | Tulsa | SO | P | 2 | 12 | 384 | 32.00 | 6.0 | 192.0 |
| 53 | Brian Schmiedebusch | BGSU | JR | P | 1 | 7 | 222 | 31.71 | 7.0 | 222.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.6 punts per game played.