2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 12 | 32 | 279 | 8.72 | 2 | 2.7 | 23.3 |
| 2 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 12 | 31 | 233 | 7.52 | 0 | 2.6 | 19.4 |
| 3 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 12 | 28 | 429 | 15.32 | 2 | 2.3 | 35.8 |
| 4 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 230 | 8.85 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.2 |
| 4 | Cameron Webb | Utah State | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 228 | 8.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 11 | 24 | 175 | 7.29 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.9 |
| 4 | Charles Henderson | Utah | FR | WR | 11 | 24 | 134 | 5.58 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.2 |
| 8 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 11 | 22 | 194 | 8.82 | 1 | 2.0 | 17.6 |
| 8 | Mason Robinson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 12 | 24 | 92 | 3.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Keiwone Malone | Memphis | SO | WR | 11 | 21 | 264 | 12.57 | 0 | 1.9 | 24.0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 276 | 12.00 | 2 | 1.9 | 23.0 |
| 10 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 10 | 19 | 171 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.1 |
| 10 | Kai Dominguez | Louisville | SO | WR | 10 | 19 | 97 | 5.11 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.7 |
| 14 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 12 | 21 | 253 | 12.05 | 2 | 1.8 | 21.1 |
| 14 | Chris Potter | Boise St | SR | WR | 13 | 24 | 284 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.8 |
| 14 | J.J. Worton | UCF | SO | WR | 14 | 25 | 266 | 10.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| 14 | Rashad Evans | Fresno St | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 148 | 9.25 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.4 |
| 14 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 22 | 177 | 8.05 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 14 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 12 | 21 | 141 | 6.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 14 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 11 | 20 | 81 | 4.05 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
| 21 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 11 | 19 | 271 | 14.26 | 1 | 1.7 | 24.6 |
| 21 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 14 | 24 | 291 | 12.13 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.8 |
| 21 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | SR | DB | 12 | 20 | 153 | 7.65 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.8 |
| 21 | D.J. Banks | La Tech | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 120 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Andy Erickson | Texas St | JR | WR | 10 | 16 | 262 | 16.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.2 |
| 25 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 9 | 14 | 163 | 11.64 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.1 |
| 25 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 197 | 10.37 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.4 |
| 25 | Ryan Burbrink | BGSU | FR | LB | 12 | 19 | 170 | 8.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
| 25 | Travis Jones | FAU | JR | RB | 11 | 18 | 156 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
| 25 | Cameron Saddler | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.7 |
| 25 | Justin Hardy | ECU | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 132 | 6.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Davonte' Neal | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 13 | 21 | 46 | 2.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| 33 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 12 | 18 | 221 | 12.28 | 2 | 1.5 | 18.4 |
| 33 | Imani Davis | Akron | FR | WR | 11 | 16 | 158 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.4 |
| 33 | Justin Albert | Troy | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 33 | Ritchy Desir | Syracuse | SO | DB | 12 | 18 | 88 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 33 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 32 | 2.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| 38 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 9 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.4 |
| 38 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 13 | 18 | 189 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.5 |
| 38 | Skye Dawson | TCU | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 160 | 9.41 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
| 38 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 11 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.5 |
| 38 | Charlie Moore | Okla St | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| 38 | Korvic Neat | Miss | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.9 |
| 38 | Adam Humphries | Clemson | SO | WR | 12 | 17 | 73 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| 45 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 227 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.9 |
| 45 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 13 | 17 | 248 | 14.59 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.1 |
| 45 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 12 | 15 | 210 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.5 |
| 45 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 12 | 16 | 197 | 12.31 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.4 |
| 45 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 165 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 45 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 156 | 10.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 45 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 12 | 16 | 158 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.2 |
| 45 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 11 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 45 | Austin Zouzalik | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 139 | 9.27 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.6 |
| 45 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | SO | RB | 9 | 12 | 109 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
| 45 | Jaime Wilson | W Mich | FR | WR | 9 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| 45 | Brent Leonard | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 139 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 45 | Trey Dudley-Giles | U Mass | FR | DB | 11 | 14 | 112 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 45 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 12 | 15 | 114 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 45 | Michael Edwards | UTEP | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 106 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| 45 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 11 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 45 | Michael Holmes | Va Tech | FR | RB | 10 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
| 45 | Quan Bray | Auburn | SO | WR | 10 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 45 | Angelo Sebastiano | N Illinois | FR | WR | 12 | 16 | 103 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| 45 | Robert Woods | USC | JR | WR | 13 | 17 | 61 | 3.59 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 65 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 12 | 14 | 276 | 19.71 | 2 | 1.2 | 23.0 |
| 65 | Kenny Harrison | UTSA | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.0 |
| 65 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 12 | 14 | 180 | 12.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.0 |
| 65 | Steven Manfro | UCLA | FR | RB | 13 | 15 | 132 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 65 | Nick Stoner | Indiana | SO | WR | 11 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 65 | Dewayne Peace | Houston | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| 65 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 72 | Levi Norwood | Baylor | SO | WR | 12 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.1 |
| 72 | Andre Debose | Florida | JR | WR | 9 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
| 72 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 13 | 14 | 129 | 9.21 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.9 |
| 72 | T.J. Glover | South Ala | SO | WR | 12 | 13 | 115 | 8.85 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.6 |
| 72 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 12 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| 72 | Anthony McClung | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 11 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| 72 | Tim Vizzi | SDSU | JR | WR | 11 | 12 | 75 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| 79 | Derrick Strozier | Tulane | JR | RB | 10 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 79 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | SO | DB | 13 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 79 | Wayne Times | FIU | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 79 | Phillip Dorsett | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 11 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 79 | Damian Payne | Houston | SO | LB | 9 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 79 | Dennis Parks | Rice | FR | WR | 13 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 79 | Darryl Surgent | La-Lafytte | JR | WR | 12 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 86 | Spiffy Evans | BC | SO | WR | 10 | 9 | 185 | 20.56 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.5 |
| 86 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 12 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| 86 | Kenneth Crawley | Colorado | FR | DB | 10 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 86 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | JR | WR | 13 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| 86 | Malcolm Mitchell | Georgia | SO | DB | 12 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| 86 | Keante Minor | Arkansas | SO | WR | 9 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
| 86 | Evan Lewis | Penn State | SR | WR | 12 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 86 | Andre Davis | S Florida | SO | WR | 11 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| 86 | Ronnie Yell | SJSU | SR | DB | 12 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 95 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 12 | 9 | 135 | 15.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.3 |
| 95 | Jamill Smith | Ball State | JR | WR | 13 | 11 | 152 | 13.82 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.7 |
| 95 | Lovell Jackson | Wk Forest | SR | WR | 11 | 9 | 117 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.6 |
| 95 | Lee Butler | Duke | SR | DB | 10 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.1 |
| 95 | Andre Sims Jr. | Mich St | FR | WR | 13 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
| 95 | Cody Bruns | Washington | SR | WR | 12 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.