2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams 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 |
| 2 | Isaiah Burse | Fresno St | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 3 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 11 | 16 | 249 | 15.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.6 |
| 4 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 11 | 15 | 227 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.6 |
| 5 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 10 | 25 | 354 | 14.16 | 2 | 2.5 | 35.4 |
| 6 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 2 | 1.8 | 23.4 |
| 8 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 11 | 14 | 180 | 12.86 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.4 |
| 9 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 10 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 135 | 12.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.9 |
| 11 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 13 | 21 | 257 | 12.24 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.8 |
| 12 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 11 | 14 | 167 | 11.93 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.2 |
| 13 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 11 | 17 | 183 | 10.76 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.6 |
| 14 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 167 | 10.44 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.2 |
| 15 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 2 | 1.6 | 16.1 |
| 16 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| 17 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 17 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 19 | Cameron Webb | Utah State | SR | WR | 2 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 33.0 |
| 20 | Jaime Wilson | W Mich | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 21 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 10 | 19 | 171 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.1 |
| 22 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 11 | 24 | 183 | 7.63 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.6 |
| 23 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 10 | 15 | 114 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.4 |
| 24 | Cameron Saddler | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.1 |
| 25 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 11 | 28 | 206 | 7.36 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.7 |
| 26 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 10 | 24 | 173 | 7.21 | 1 | 2.4 | 17.3 |
| 27 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 11 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| 28 | Anthony McClung | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| 29 | Marcus Sullivan | UNLV | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Michael Edwards | UTEP | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 17.7 |
| 31 | Michael Holmes | Va Tech | FR | RB | 9 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 32 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 10 | 19 | 124 | 6.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.4 |
| 33 | Alex Bellfy | E Mich | SR | DB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 34 | Skye Dawson | TCU | SR | WR | 11 | 15 | 91 | 6.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| 35 | Charlie Moore | Okla St | JR | WR | 11 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 36 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 37 | Korvic Neat | Miss | JR | WR | 8 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 38 | Ritchy Desir | Syracuse | SO | DB | 12 | 18 | 88 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 39 | Derrick Strozier | Tulane | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 40 | Adam Humphries | Clemson | SO | WR | 11 | 17 | 73 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 41 | Mason Robinson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 9 | 19 | 79 | 4.16 | 0 | 2.1 | 8.8 |
| 42 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 10 | 19 | 76 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.6 |
| 43 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 9 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| 44 | Justin Hardy | ECU | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 45 | Nick Stoner | Indiana | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 46 | Robert Woods | USC | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 61 | 3.59 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| 47 | Kai Dominguez | Louisville | SO | WR | 8 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 0 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| 48 | Momo Thomas | CSU | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 49 | Charles Henderson | Utah | FR | WR | 9 | 20 | 49 | 2.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| 50 | Davonte' Neal | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 11 | 18 | 38 | 2.11 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| 51 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 52 | D.J. Banks | La Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.7 |
| 53 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | -16 | -5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | -8.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.