2012 National Leaders Kickoff 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 | Jakeem Grant | Texas Tech | FR | WR | 7 | 6 | 237 | 39.50 | 2 | 0.9 | 33.9 |
| 1 | Quincy McDuffie | UCF | SR | WR | 8 | 8 | 302 | 37.75 | 2 | 1.0 | 37.8 |
| 1 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 5 | 13 | 410 | 31.54 | 2 | 2.6 | 82.0 |
| 1 | Tyler Ervin | SJSU | SO | DB | 5 | 13 | 392 | 30.15 | 2 | 2.6 | 78.4 |
| 1 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 7 | 17 | 507 | 29.82 | 2 | 2.4 | 72.4 |
| 1 | Autrey Golden | UTEP | FR | RB | 6 | 23 | 665 | 28.91 | 2 | 3.8 | 110.8 |
| 7 | Jimmie Hunt | Missouri | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 87 | 87.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 17.4 |
| 7 | Desmond Roland | Okla St | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 80 | 80.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Reggie Dunn | Utah | SR | WR | 6 | 3 | 153 | 51.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 25.5 |
| 7 | Jeremy Eddington | Rice | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 281 | 35.13 | 1 | 1.3 | 46.8 |
| 7 | Rashad Ross | Ariz St | SR | WR | 7 | 7 | 238 | 34.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 7 | Demitri Knowles | Va Tech | FR | WR | 7 | 15 | 499 | 33.27 | 1 | 2.1 | 71.3 |
| 7 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Tennessee | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 254 | 31.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 50.8 |
| 7 | Tracy Lampley | USM | SR | WR | 6 | 6 | 188 | 31.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 31.3 |
| 7 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 8 | 6 | 187 | 31.17 | 1 | 0.8 | 23.4 |
| 7 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 436 | 31.14 | 1 | 2.8 | 87.2 |
| 7 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 7 | 13 | 397 | 30.54 | 1 | 1.9 | 56.7 |
| 7 | Andre Debose | Florida | JR | WR | 5 | 13 | 382 | 29.38 | 1 | 2.6 | 76.4 |
| 7 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SO | DB | 6 | 17 | 496 | 29.18 | 1 | 2.8 | 82.7 |
| 7 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 7 | 12 | 347 | 28.92 | 1 | 1.7 | 49.6 |
| 7 | Duke Johnson | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 6 | 22 | 636 | 28.91 | 1 | 3.7 | 106.0 |
| 7 | Chase Clayton | New Mexico | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 313 | 28.45 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.7 |
| 7 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 6 | 12 | 337 | 28.08 | 1 | 2.0 | 56.2 |
| 7 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 6 | 12 | 328 | 27.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.7 |
| 7 | Reggie Whatley | MTSU | SO | RB | 7 | 16 | 427 | 26.69 | 1 | 2.3 | 61.0 |
| 7 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 259 | 25.90 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.8 |
| 7 | Jameon Lewis | Miss St | SO | WR | 6 | 13 | 336 | 25.85 | 1 | 2.2 | 56.0 |
| 7 | Tommylee Lewis | N Illinois | SO | WR | 8 | 18 | 461 | 25.61 | 1 | 2.3 | 57.6 |
| 7 | Tobais Palmer | NC State | SR | WR | 7 | 34 | 859 | 25.26 | 1 | 4.9 | 122.7 |
| 7 | Akeelie Mustafa | NMSU | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 227 | 25.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 56.8 |
| 7 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 9 | 10 | 249 | 24.90 | 1 | 1.1 | 27.7 |
| 7 | Colin Lockett | SDSU | JR | WR | 6 | 16 | 380 | 23.75 | 1 | 2.7 | 63.3 |
| 7 | D.J. Monroe | Texas | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 377 | 23.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 53.9 |
| 7 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 6 | 17 | 385 | 22.65 | 1 | 2.8 | 64.2 |
| 7 | Todd Handley | Idaho | FR | RB | 5 | 23 | 445 | 19.35 | 1 | 4.6 | 89.0 |