2012 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinn Sharp | Okla St | SR | P | 11 | 84 | 5289 | 62.96 | 56 | 66.67 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Anthony Cantele | Kansas St | SR | K | 11 | 80 | 4868 | 60.85 | 26 | 32.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Dustin Hopkins | FSU | SR | K | 11 | 77 | 4858 | 63.09 | 30 | 38.96 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Cade Foster | Alabama | JR | K | 11 | 76 | 4791 | 63.04 | 34 | 44.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Steve Flaherty | N'western | SR | K | 12 | 76 | 4554 | 59.92 | 14 | 18.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Jeff Locke | UCLA | SR | P | 12 | 72 | 4612 | 64.06 | 52 | 72.22 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Alejandro Maldonado | Oregon | JR | K | 10 | 72 | 4211 | 58.49 | 5 | 6.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Aaron Jones | Baylor | JR | K | 10 | 72 | 4100 | 56.94 | 26 | 36.11 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Jordan Williamson | Stanford | JR | K | 13 | 70 | 4476 | 63.94 | 31 | 44.29 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Alex Garoutte | Ariz St | SO | K | 11 | 70 | 4258 | 60.83 | 29 | 41.43 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Brett Maher | Nebraska | SR | P | 11 | 69 | 4241 | 61.46 | 40 | 57.97 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Nick Rose | Texas | FR | K | 11 | 69 | 4146 | 60.09 | 25 | 36.23 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Ryan Norton | Syracuse | FR | K | 12 | 68 | 4061 | 59.72 | 28 | 41.18 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | John Bonano | Arizona | SR | K | 10 | 68 | 3937 | 57.90 | 28 | 41.18 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Taylor Bertolet | Texas A&M | FR | K | 9 | 65 | 4092 | 62.95 | 37 | 56.92 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Jake Wieclaw | Miami (Fl) | SR | K | 11 | 65 | 3880 | 59.69 | 12 | 18.46 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Trevor Romaine | Oregon St | SO | K | 11 | 63 | 3880 | 61.59 | 28 | 44.44 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Matt Wile | Michigan | SO | K | 11 | 62 | 3766 | 60.74 | 22 | 35.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jaden Oberkrom | TCU | FR | K | 11 | 59 | 3642 | 61.73 | 28 | 47.46 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Sam Ficken | Penn State | SO | K | 10 | 59 | 3640 | 61.69 | 23 | 38.98 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Spencer Benton | Clemson | SR | P | 11 | 58 | 3629 | 62.57 | 23 | 39.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Kyle Brindza | Notre Dame | SO | K | 11 | 58 | 3623 | 62.47 | 22 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Drew Basil | Ohio State | JR | P | 9 | 58 | 3535 | 60.95 | 12 | 20.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Kramer Fyfe | Texas Tech | SO | K | 10 | 58 | 3384 | 58.34 | 25 | 43.10 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Niklas Sade | NC State | SO | K | 11 | 56 | 3571 | 63.77 | 33 | 58.93 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Carey Spear | Vanderbilt | JR | K | 11 | 56 | 3407 | 60.84 | 17 | 30.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ross Martin | Duke | FR | K | 10 | 54 | 3403 | 63.02 | 21 | 38.89 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | James Hairston | LSU | SO | K | 10 | 54 | 3281 | 60.76 | 17 | 31.48 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Pat O'Donnell | Cincinnati | JR | P | 9 | 53 | 3336 | 62.94 | 20 | 37.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | David Scully | Ga Tech | JR | K | 10 | 53 | 3264 | 61.58 | 15 | 28.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | John Wallace | Louisville | FR | P | 10 | 52 | 3143 | 60.44 | 4 | 7.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Kevin Harper | Pittsburgh | SR | K | 10 | 52 | 3077 | 59.17 | 11 | 21.15 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Caleb Sturgis | Florida | SR | K | 10 | 51 | 3230 | 63.33 | 24 | 47.06 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Bryson Rose | Miss | SR | K | 10 | 51 | 3177 | 62.29 | 23 | 45.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Adam Yates | S Carolina | SR | K | 10 | 50 | 3104 | 62.08 | 24 | 48.00 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Michael Palardy | Tennessee | JR | K | 9 | 50 | 3051 | 61.02 | 14 | 28.00 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Brad Craddock | Maryland | FR | P | 11 | 50 | 2987 | 59.74 | 5 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Edwin Arceo | Iowa State | JR | K | 10 | 46 | 2885 | 62.72 | 17 | 36.96 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Casey Barth | N Carolina | SR | K | 7 | 46 | 2841 | 61.76 | 13 | 28.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Vincenzo D'Amato | California | JR | K | 10 | 45 | 2732 | 60.71 | 15 | 33.33 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Nick Marsh | Utah | JR | K | 9 | 44 | 2772 | 63.00 | 21 | 47.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Travis Coons | Washington | JR | K | 10 | 44 | 2589 | 58.84 | 10 | 22.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Devon Bell | Miss St | FR | K | 9 | 44 | 2564 | 58.27 | 6 | 13.64 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Thomas Meadows | Purdue | FR | K | 10 | 44 | 2544 | 57.82 | 7 | 15.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Kevin Muma | Mich St | JR | K | 10 | 43 | 2712 | 63.07 | 21 | 48.84 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Mitch Ewald | Indiana | JR | K | 8 | 43 | 2593 | 60.30 | 18 | 41.86 | 2 | 3 |
| 47 | Patrick O'Hara | Oklahoma | SR | K | 8 | 42 | 2634 | 62.71 | 22 | 52.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Jamie Lindley | Georgia | SR | K | 10 | 42 | 2631 | 62.64 | 17 | 40.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Zach Hocker | Arkansas | JR | K | 9 | 40 | 2558 | 63.95 | 25 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Corey Smith | WVU | SR | K | 9 | 40 | 2365 | 59.13 | 11 | 27.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Marvin Kloss | S Florida | SO | K | 9 | 39 | 2485 | 63.72 | 25 | 64.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Jordan Wettstein | Minnesota | SR | K | 10 | 39 | 2441 | 62.59 | 19 | 48.72 | 0 | 3 |
| 51 | Andre Heidari | USC | SO | K | 11 | 39 | 2402 | 61.59 | 13 | 33.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | Nate Freese | BC | JR | K | 10 | 39 | 2317 | 59.41 | 10 | 25.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Kyle French | Wisconsin | SO | K | 11 | 38 | 2413 | 63.50 | 22 | 57.89 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 | Brandon McManus | Temple | SR | K | 9 | 38 | 2393 | 62.97 | 26 | 68.42 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Michael Bowlin | Wash St | JR | K | 9 | 35 | 2185 | 62.43 | 11 | 31.43 | 0 | 3 |
| 58 | Ian Frye | Virginia | FR | K | 10 | 34 | 2095 | 61.62 | 16 | 47.06 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Jimmy Newman | Wk Forest | SR | K | 10 | 34 | 2080 | 61.18 | 18 | 52.94 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Tyler Bitancurt | WVU | SR | K | 11 | 34 | 2020 | 59.41 | 8 | 23.53 | 1 | 1 |
| 61 | Mike Meyer | Iowa | JR | K | 9 | 33 | 2061 | 62.45 | 12 | 36.36 | 0 | 1 |
| 62 | Brooks Abbott | Va Tech | FR | K | 6 | 32 | 1964 | 61.38 | 7 | 21.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Nick Prolago | Kansas | K | 9 | 31 | 1726 | 55.68 | 6 | 19.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | Michael Hunnicutt | Oklahoma | SO | K | 11 | 30 | 1861 | 62.03 | 8 | 26.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Craig McMahon | USC | SO | K | 7 | 30 | 1819 | 60.63 | 14 | 46.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Cody Parkey | Auburn | JR | K | 9 | 29 | 1865 | 64.31 | 21 | 72.41 | 0 | 1 |
| 66 | Andrew Baggett | Missouri | FR | K | 10 | 29 | 1769 | 61.00 | 10 | 34.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Chad Christen | U Conn | JR | K | 8 | 26 | 1633 | 62.81 | 9 | 34.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Marshall Morgan | Georgia | FR | K | 11 | 25 | 1569 | 62.76 | 7 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Taylor Zalewski | Illinois | FR | K | 9 | 25 | 1557 | 62.28 | 11 | 44.00 | 0 | 3 |
| 69 | Matt Nelson | La Tech | SR | K | 3 | 25 | 1500 | 60.00 | 7 | 28.00 | 2 | 2 |
| 72 | Jack Russell | Wisconsin | FR | K | 7 | 23 | 1316 | 57.22 | 1 | 4.35 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Bradley Pinion | Clemson | FR | P | 6 | 22 | 1406 | 63.91 | 14 | 63.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Justin Sorensen | BYU | JR | K | 5 | 21 | 1310 | 62.38 | 8 | 38.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Joe Mansour | Kentucky | JR | K | 7 | 21 | 1207 | 57.48 | 9 | 42.86 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Zach Grossnickle | Colorado | JR | P | 7 | 21 | 1173 | 55.86 | 6 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Anthony DiPaula | Rutgers | FR | P | 6 | 20 | 1219 | 60.95 | 3 | 15.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Trey Barrow | Missouri | SR | P | 10 | 19 | 1117 | 58.79 | 2 | 10.53 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Eric Osteen | Army | SR | K | 4 | 18 | 1160 | 64.44 | 12 | 66.67 | 0 | 2 |
| 79 | Scott Secor | Ball State | SO | K | 3 | 18 | 1116 | 62.00 | 7 | 38.89 | 0 | 1 |
| 81 | Thomas Moore | N Carolina | SO | K | 3 | 17 | 979 | 57.59 | 1 | 5.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Justin Manton | La-Monroe | SO | K | 3 | 16 | 971 | 60.69 | 6 | 37.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 82 | Garrett Swanson | Fresno St | FR | K | 2 | 16 | 860 | 53.75 | 1 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Kyle Federico | Rutgers | FR | K | 3 | 15 | 898 | 59.87 | 6 | 40.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Colin Amerau | Navy | SO | K | 4 | 15 | 879 | 58.60 | 3 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Colin Ditsworth | Nevada | SO | K | 2 | 14 | 903 | 64.50 | 8 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Cole Way | Tulsa | SO | P | 3 | 14 | 872 | 62.29 | 6 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Chris Tanner | Ga Tech | SR | K | 5 | 14 | 806 | 57.57 | 1 | 7.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Andrew Haldeman | W Mich | FR | K | 3 | 13 | 792 | 60.92 | 5 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Michael Branthover | Va Tech | SO | P | 3 | 13 | 758 | 58.31 | 4 | 30.77 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Tyler Wedel | N Illinois | SO | P | 3 | 12 | 736 | 61.33 | 6 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 | Justin Haig | Marshall | SO | K | 2 | 12 | 692 | 57.67 | 2 | 16.67 | 1 | 2 |
| 93 | Chris Boswell | Rice | JR | K | 2 | 11 | 703 | 63.91 | 8 | 72.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Jeremiah Detmer | Toledo | SO | K | 2 | 11 | 692 | 62.91 | 5 | 45.45 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Rob Beard | Oregon | SR | K | 9 | 11 | 646 | 58.73 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Luke Ferguson | Ark St | FR | K | 2 | 11 | 495 | 45.00 | 2 | 18.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Mike Loftus | SMU | SO | P | 3 | 10 | 636 | 63.60 | 3 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Justin Castor | Colorado | JR | K | 3 | 10 | 627 | 62.70 | 4 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Carlos Lopez | MTSU | SR | K | 2 | 10 | 601 | 60.10 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Joshua Appleby | Louisville | FR | K | 4 | 10 | 585 | 58.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |