2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 238 | 26.44 | 2 | 1.5 | 39.7 |
| 2 | Chris Potter | Boise St | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.4 |
| 3 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 26.4 |
| 4 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.7 |
| 5 | Andy Erickson | Texas St | JR | WR | 6 | 9 | 137 | 15.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.8 |
| 6 | Keiwone Malone | Memphis | SO | WR | 6 | 11 | 167 | 15.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.8 |
| 7 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.0 |
| 8 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 7 | 11 | 151 | 13.73 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.6 |
| 8 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 7 | 11 | 151 | 13.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.6 |
| 10 | Imani Davis | Akron | FR | WR | 6 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 7 | 13 | 161 | 12.38 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.0 |
| 12 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 6 | 13 | 159 | 12.23 | 1 | 2.2 | 26.5 |
| 13 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 6 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.2 |
| 14 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 6 | 11 | 132 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.0 |
| 14 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 16 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 7 | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 17 | Andre Sims Jr. | Mich St | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.3 |
| 18 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.6 |
| 19 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 7 | 14 | 139 | 9.93 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.9 |
| 20 | Ryan Burbrink | BGSU | FR | LB | 8 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
| 21 | D.J. Banks | La Tech | JR | WR | 6 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.2 |
| 22 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 135 | 9.64 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 23 | Josh Jackson | Army | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 24 | J.J. Worton | UCF | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 |
| 25 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 7 | 15 | 143 | 9.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.4 |
| 26 | Skye Dawson | TCU | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| 27 | Kenneth Crawley | Colorado | FR | DB | 6 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 28 | Travis Jones | FAU | JR | RB | 7 | 12 | 104 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.9 |
| 29 | Cameron Webb | Utah State | SR | WR | 7 | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| 30 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 7 | 16 | 133 | 8.31 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.0 |
| 31 | Evan Lewis | Penn State | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| 32 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 5 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 33 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | SR | DB | 7 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.9 |
| 34 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.3 |
| 35 | Kai Dominguez | Louisville | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| 36 | Michael Holmes | Va Tech | FR | RB | 6 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.2 |
| 37 | Angelo Sebastiano | N Illinois | FR | WR | 7 | 13 | 85 | 6.54 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.1 |
| 38 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
| 39 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.4 |
| 39 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| 41 | Mason Robinson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 7 | 18 | 84 | 4.67 | 0 | 2.6 | 12.0 |
| 42 | Robert Woods | USC | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.1 |
| 43 | Keenan Allen | California | JR | WR | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 44 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| 45 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 5 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 7.6 |
| 46 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 7 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.7 |
| 47 | Andre Davis | S Florida | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 48 | Justin Hardy | ECU | SO | WR | 7 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| 49 | Justin Albert | Troy | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| 50 | Adam Humphries | Clemson | SO | WR | 6 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.2 |
| 50 | Quan Bray | Auburn | SO | WR | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| 52 | Ritchy Desir | Syracuse | SO | DB | 8 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| 53 | Dewayne Peace | Houston | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 54 | Charles Henderson | Utah | FR | WR | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
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.