2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 53.0 |
| 2 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 3 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 6 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 2 | 2.0 | 38.7 |
| 4 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 5 | Cameron Saddler | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 2 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.5 |
| 6 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| 8 | D.J. Banks | La Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.0 |
| 9 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 10 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.5 |
| 10 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 12 | Ritchy Desir | Syracuse | SO | DB | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Cordero Dixon | Buffalo | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 14 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 2 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 16 | Michael Edwards | UTEP | SR | WR | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| 17 | Quandre Diggs | Texas | SO | DB | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Kai Dominguez | Louisville | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Tim Vizzi | SDSU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 18 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 5 | 14 | 64 | 4.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 12.8 |
| 22 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 4 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.8 |
| 23 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 24 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Sam Miller | FIU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| 27 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 28 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 29 | Davonte' Neal | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| 30 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 31 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
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.