2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason Robinson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 7 | 18 | 84 | 4.67 | 0 | 2.6 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 7 | 16 | 133 | 8.31 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 7 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 159 | 12.23 | 1 | 2.2 | 26.5 |
| 4 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 143 | 9.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.4 |
| 7 | Imani Davis | Akron | FR | WR | 6 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 7 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 7 | 14 | 139 | 9.93 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.9 |
| 7 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 135 | 9.64 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 7 | Michael Holmes | Va Tech | FR | RB | 6 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.2 |
| 7 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.4 |
| 7 | Robert Woods | USC | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.1 |
| 13 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 7 | 13 | 161 | 12.38 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.0 |
| 13 | Angelo Sebastiano | N Illinois | FR | WR | 7 | 13 | 85 | 6.54 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.1 |
| 15 | Keiwone Malone | Memphis | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 167 | 15.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.8 |
| 15 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 132 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.0 |
| 15 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 5 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| 15 | Dewayne Peace | Houston | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 20 | Travis Jones | FAU | JR | RB | 7 | 12 | 104 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.9 |
| 20 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.3 |
| 20 | Kai Dominguez | Louisville | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| 20 | Justin Albert | Troy | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| 20 | Adam Humphries | Clemson | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.2 |
| 20 | Charles Henderson | Utah | FR | WR | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| 26 | Chris Potter | Boise St | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.4 |
| 26 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 26.4 |
| 26 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 7 | 11 | 151 | 13.73 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.6 |
| 26 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 7 | 11 | 151 | 13.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.6 |
| 26 | J.J. Worton | UCF | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 |
| 26 | Cameron Webb | Utah State | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| 26 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
| 26 | Justin Hardy | ECU | SO | WR | 7 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| 34 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 238 | 26.44 | 2 | 1.5 | 39.7 |
| 34 | Andy Erickson | Texas St | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 137 | 15.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.8 |
| 34 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 37 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.6 |
| 37 | Evan Lewis | Penn State | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| 37 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | SR | DB | 7 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.9 |
| 37 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| 37 | Ritchy Desir | Syracuse | SO | DB | 8 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| 42 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.2 |
| 42 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 7 | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 42 | Ryan Burbrink | BGSU | FR | LB | 8 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
| 42 | D.J. Banks | La Tech | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.2 |
| 42 | Josh Jackson | Army | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 42 | Skye Dawson | TCU | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| 42 | Keenan Allen | California | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 42 | Andre Davis | S Florida | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 50 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.7 |
| 50 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.0 |
| 50 | Andre Sims Jr. | Mich St | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.3 |
| 50 | Kenneth Crawley | Colorado | FR | DB | 6 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 50 | Quan Bray | Auburn | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| 55 | Brent Leonard | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 8 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.4 |
| 55 | Dennis Parks | Rice | FR | WR | 8 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 55 | Davonte' Neal | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 7 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 58 | Lovell Jackson | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.4 |
| 58 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 58 | Phillip Dorsett | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 6 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 58 | Charlie Moore | Okla St | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 58 | Austin Zouzalik | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 58 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 5 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 58 | Steven Manfro | UCLA | FR | RB | 7 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| 58 | Jordan Poyer | Oregon St | SR | DB | 6 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 58 | Nick Stoner | Indiana | SO | WR | 6 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 58 | Danny Milligan | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 6 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 58 | Anthony McClung | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 58 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 7 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 58 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 58 | Frankie Williams | Purdue | FR | DB | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 72 | Cody Bruns | Washington | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.3 |
| 72 | Shawn Lynch | Navy | JR | WR | 8 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| 72 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | SO | DB | 7 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 72 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| 72 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 77 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 77 | Jaime Wilson | W Mich | FR | WR | 5 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 77 | Andre Snipes-Booker | Marshall | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 77 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | SO | DB | 6 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 77 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 5 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 77 | Michael Edwards | UTEP | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 77 | Trey Dudley-Giles | U Mass | FR | DB | 6 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 77 | Kenny Harrison | UTSA | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 77 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 77 | Andre Debose | Florida | JR | WR | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 77 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 6 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 77 | Cody Wilson | C Mich | SR | WR | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 77 | Damian Payne | Houston | SO | LB | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 90 | Shaquelle Evans | UCLA | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.1 |
| 90 | Nick Hill | Mich St | SO | RB | 6 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| 90 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 7 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 90 | Rhett McGowan | Georgia | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 90 | Aaron Horne | Iowa State | SR | WR | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 90 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 90 | Kenny Shaw | FSU | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 90 | T.J. Glover | South Ala | SO | WR | 7 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 90 | Alex Bellfy | E Mich | SR | DB | 6 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 90 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 90 | Ty Kirk | New Mexico | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.