2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Shaw | FSU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 2 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 3 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 4 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 6 | 10 | 129 | 12.90 | 1 | 1.7 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 6 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.2 |
| 6 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.2 |
| 7 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 9 | 12 | 141 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 8 | Shaquelle Evans | UCLA | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.4 |
| 9 | Imani Davis | Akron | FR | WR | 11 | 16 | 158 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.4 |
| 10 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.8 |
| 10 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | SO | DB | 8 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 12 | D.J. Banks | La Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.0 |
| 13 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 7 | 13 | 117 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.7 |
| 13 | Cameron Webb | Utah State | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 15 | Cameron Saddler | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 107 | 8.92 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 16 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 5 | 12 | 101 | 8.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 20.2 |
| 17 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.0 |
| 18 | Trey Dudley-Giles | U Mass | FR | DB | 10 | 13 | 109 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.9 |
| 19 | Travis Jones | FAU | JR | RB | 9 | 13 | 108 | 8.31 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 20 | Chris Potter | Boise St | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.5 |
| 21 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 22 | Justin Albert | Troy | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.3 |
| 23 | Skye Dawson | TCU | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.7 |
| 24 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.3 |
| 25 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 26 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.3 |
| 27 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 28 | Keiwone Malone | Memphis | SO | WR | 8 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| 29 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 10 | 14 | 84 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| 30 | Michael Edwards | UTEP | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| 31 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | SO | WR | 8 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 32 | Kai Dominguez | Louisville | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 33 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 3 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 19.3 |
| 34 | J.J. Worton | UCF | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 35 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 8 | 18 | 82 | 4.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.3 |
| 36 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| 37 | Michael Holmes | Va Tech | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| 38 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 39 | Mason Robinson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 39 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 7 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| 41 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| 42 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | SR | DB | 4 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 6.8 |
| 43 | Ritchy Desir | Syracuse | SO | DB | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| 44 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| 45 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | SR | WR | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 46 | Robert Woods | USC | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| 47 | Charles Henderson | Utah | FR | WR | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 48 | Davonte' Neal | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
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.