2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 13 | 16 | 316 | 19.75 | 1 | 1.2 | 24.3 |
| 2 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 15 | 280 | 18.67 | 2 | 1.2 | 21.5 |
| 3 | Andy Erickson | Texas St | JR | WR | 11 | 17 | 284 | 16.71 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.8 |
| 4 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 10 | 16 | 263 | 16.44 | 2 | 1.6 | 26.3 |
| 5 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 14 | 20 | 307 | 15.35 | 2 | 1.4 | 21.9 |
| 6 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 13 | 28 | 429 | 15.32 | 2 | 2.2 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 13 | 16 | 242 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.6 |
| 8 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 14 | 17 | 248 | 14.59 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.7 |
| 9 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 10 | 17 | 241 | 14.18 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.1 |
| 10 | Keenan Allen | California | JR | WR | 9 | 15 | 212 | 14.13 | 1 | 1.7 | 23.6 |
| 11 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 13 | 18 | 250 | 13.89 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.2 |
| 12 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 12 | 27 | 374 | 13.85 | 3 | 2.3 | 31.2 |
| 13 | Jaime Wilson | W Mich | FR | WR | 10 | 15 | 204 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.4 |
| 14 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 13 | 22 | 299 | 13.59 | 1 | 1.7 | 23.0 |
| 15 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 12 | 23 | 295 | 12.83 | 1 | 1.9 | 24.6 |
| 16 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 13 | 34 | 432 | 12.71 | 1 | 2.6 | 33.2 |
| 17 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 13 | 19 | 234 | 12.32 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 18 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 12 | 18 | 221 | 12.28 | 2 | 1.5 | 18.4 |
| 19 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 14 | 24 | 291 | 12.13 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.8 |
| 20 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 12 | 21 | 253 | 12.05 | 2 | 1.8 | 21.1 |
| 21 | Keiwone Malone | Memphis | SO | WR | 12 | 22 | 261 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.8 |
| 22 | Chris Potter | Boise St | SR | WR | 13 | 24 | 284 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.8 |
| 23 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 13 | 25 | 281 | 11.24 | 2 | 1.9 | 21.6 |
| 24 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 13 | 19 | 210 | 11.05 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.2 |
| 25 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 13 | 15 | 165 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.7 |
| 26 | J.J. Worton | UCF | SO | WR | 14 | 25 | 266 | 10.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| 27 | Austin Zouzalik | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 176 | 10.35 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| 28 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 14 | 21 | 213 | 10.14 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.2 |
| 29 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 11 | 22 | 221 | 10.05 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.1 |
| 30 | Anthony McClung | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 12 | 16 | 158 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.2 |
| 31 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | SO | RB | 10 | 16 | 155 | 9.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 |
| 32 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 13 | 26 | 247 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 33 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 12 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.0 |
| 34 | Skye Dawson | TCU | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 160 | 9.41 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
| 35 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 13 | 34 | 316 | 9.29 | 1 | 2.6 | 24.3 |
| 36 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 13 | 35 | 320 | 9.14 | 2 | 2.7 | 24.6 |
| 37 | Ryan Burbrink | BGSU | FR | LB | 12 | 19 | 170 | 8.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
| 38 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 230 | 8.85 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.2 |
| 39 | Imani Davis | Akron | FR | WR | 12 | 19 | 168 | 8.84 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| 40 | Steven Manfro | UCLA | FR | RB | 13 | 15 | 132 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 41 | Cameron Webb | Utah State | SR | WR | 13 | 26 | 228 | 8.77 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 42 | Justin Hardy | ECU | SO | WR | 13 | 20 | 175 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 43 | Quan Bray | Auburn | SO | WR | 11 | 16 | 136 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.4 |
| 44 | Brent Leonard | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 139 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 45 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | SR | DB | 13 | 25 | 203 | 8.12 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.6 |
| 46 | Trey Dudley-Giles | U Mass | FR | DB | 11 | 14 | 112 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 47 | Travis Jones | FAU | JR | RB | 12 | 19 | 151 | 7.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
| 48 | Justin Albert | Troy | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 49 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 12 | 15 | 114 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 50 | Michael Edwards | UTEP | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 106 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| 51 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 12 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 52 | Cameron Saddler | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 126 | 7.41 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 53 | Michael Holmes | Va Tech | FR | RB | 11 | 14 | 103 | 7.36 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
| 54 | Charlie Moore | Okla St | JR | WR | 13 | 20 | 145 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.2 |
| 55 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 13 | 22 | 154 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| 56 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 13 | 17 | 111 | 6.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 57 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 12 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 58 | Nate Holmes | Arkansas | FR | RB | 9 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 59 | Angelo Sebastiano | N Illinois | FR | WR | 13 | 17 | 107 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.2 |
| 60 | D.J. Banks | La Tech | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 120 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 61 | Phillip Dorsett | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 12 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 62 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | SO | WR | 10 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
| 63 | Charles Henderson | Utah | FR | WR | 12 | 26 | 138 | 5.31 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.5 |
| 64 | Ritchy Desir | Syracuse | SO | DB | 13 | 20 | 105 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| 65 | Andre Snipes-Booker | Marshall | SR | WR | 9 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| 66 | Korvic Neat | Miss | JR | WR | 10 | 16 | 82 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 67 | Adam Humphries | Clemson | SO | WR | 13 | 18 | 86 | 4.78 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| 68 | Kai Dominguez | Louisville | SO | WR | 11 | 21 | 99 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.0 |
| 69 | Dewayne Peace | Houston | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| 70 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 12 | 22 | 90 | 4.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| 71 | Mason Robinson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 13 | 29 | 111 | 3.83 | 0 | 2.2 | 8.5 |
| 72 | Robert Woods | USC | JR | WR | 13 | 17 | 61 | 3.59 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 73 | Ronnie Yell | SJSU | SR | DB | 13 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 74 | Davonte' Neal | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 13 | 21 | 46 | 2.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| 75 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | SR | WR | 11 | 15 | 32 | 2.13 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
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.