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 |
| 1 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 10 | 25 | 354 | 14.16 | 2 | 2.5 | 35.4 |
| 1 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 9 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 2 | 1.8 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 2 | 1.6 | 16.1 |
| 5 | Todd Thomas | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 5 | Zack Craig | Okla St | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Tony Foster | Duke | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 5 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Tennessee | JR | WR | 9 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 1 | 0.4 | 11.2 |
| 5 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 10 | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 1 | 0.6 | 12.9 |
| 5 | Anthony Brown | USC | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 5 | Jalen Saunders | Oklahoma | JR | WR | 9 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| 5 | Tyler Hunter | FSU | SO | DB | 11 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.1 |
| 5 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.0 |
| 5 | Richard Morrison | Arizona | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 105 | 13.13 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 11 | 14 | 180 | 12.86 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.4 |
| 5 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 13 | 21 | 257 | 12.24 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.8 |
| 5 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 11 | 12 | 146 | 12.17 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 11 | 14 | 167 | 11.93 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.2 |
| 5 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 5 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 11 | 17 | 183 | 10.76 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.6 |
| 5 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 11 | 16 | 167 | 10.44 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.2 |
| 5 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 10 | 24 | 173 | 7.21 | 1 | 2.4 | 17.3 |