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 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 12 | 14 | 276 | 19.71 | 2 | 1.2 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 12 | 28 | 429 | 15.32 | 2 | 2.3 | 35.8 |
| 1 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 12 | 18 | 221 | 12.28 | 2 | 1.5 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 12 | 21 | 253 | 12.05 | 2 | 1.8 | 21.1 |
| 1 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 276 | 12.00 | 2 | 1.9 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 12 | 32 | 279 | 8.72 | 2 | 2.7 | 23.3 |
| 7 | Craig Mager | Texas St | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 79 | 79.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Todd Thomas | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| 7 | Jelani Jenkins | Florida | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Kyndal Minniefield | Buffalo | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Zack Craig | Okla St | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Tony Foster | Duke | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 7 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Tennessee | JR | WR | 11 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 1 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| 7 | Anthony Brown | USC | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 7 | Jalen Saunders | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 9 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| 7 | Tyler Hunter | FSU | SO | DB | 12 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.2 |
| 7 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 12 | 9 | 135 | 15.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Kenny Harrison | UTSA | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 11 | 19 | 271 | 14.26 | 1 | 1.7 | 24.6 |
| 7 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SO | DB | 12 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.1 |
| 7 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 12 | 14 | 180 | 12.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Richard Morrison | Arizona | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 128 | 12.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Kenzel Doe | Wisconsin | SO | WR | 13 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 1 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 12 | 16 | 197 | 12.31 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.4 |
| 7 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 14 | 24 | 291 | 12.13 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.8 |
| 7 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 9 | 14 | 163 | 11.64 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.1 |
| 7 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 165 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 7 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 156 | 10.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 197 | 10.37 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.4 |
| 7 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 11 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Rashad Evans | Fresno St | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 148 | 9.25 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.4 |
| 7 | Sam McGuffie | Rice | SR | RB | 13 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 1 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 11 | 22 | 194 | 8.82 | 1 | 2.0 | 17.6 |
| 7 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 12 | 21 | 141 | 6.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 11.8 |