2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams 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 | 12 | 14 | 276 | 19.71 | 2 | 1.2 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Andy Erickson | Texas St | JR | WR | 10 | 16 | 262 | 16.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.2 |
| 3 | Ace Sanders | S Carolina | JR | WR | 12 | 28 | 429 | 15.32 | 2 | 2.3 | 35.8 |
| 4 | Tramaine Thompson | Kansas St | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 227 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.9 |
| 5 | Jamal Golden | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 13 | 17 | 248 | 14.59 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.1 |
| 6 | Kenny Harrison | UTSA | SO | WR | 6 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 11 | 19 | 271 | 14.26 | 1 | 1.7 | 24.6 |
| 8 | Khalid Wooten | Nevada | SR | DB | 12 | 15 | 210 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.5 |
| 9 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 12 | 14 | 180 | 12.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.0 |
| 10 | Keiwone Malone | Memphis | SO | WR | 11 | 21 | 264 | 12.57 | 0 | 1.9 | 24.0 |
| 11 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 12 | 16 | 197 | 12.31 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.4 |
| 12 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 12 | 18 | 221 | 12.28 | 2 | 1.5 | 18.4 |
| 13 | Drew Terrell | Stanford | SR | WR | 14 | 24 | 291 | 12.13 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.8 |
| 14 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 9 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.4 |
| 15 | Nick Williams | U Conn | SR | WR | 12 | 21 | 253 | 12.05 | 2 | 1.8 | 21.1 |
| 16 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 12 | 23 | 276 | 12.00 | 2 | 1.9 | 23.0 |
| 17 | Chris Potter | Boise St | SR | WR | 13 | 24 | 284 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.8 |
| 18 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 9 | 14 | 163 | 11.64 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.1 |
| 19 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 165 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 20 | J.J. Worton | UCF | SO | WR | 14 | 25 | 266 | 10.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| 21 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 13 | 18 | 189 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.5 |
| 22 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 12 | 15 | 156 | 10.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 23 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 12 | 19 | 197 | 10.37 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.4 |
| 24 | Imani Davis | Akron | FR | WR | 11 | 16 | 158 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.4 |
| 24 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 12 | 16 | 158 | 9.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.2 |
| 26 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 11 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 27 | Skye Dawson | TCU | SR | WR | 12 | 17 | 160 | 9.41 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
| 28 | Austin Zouzalik | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 12 | 15 | 139 | 9.27 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.6 |
| 29 | Rashad Evans | Fresno St | SR | WR | 9 | 16 | 148 | 9.25 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.4 |
| 30 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | SO | RB | 9 | 12 | 109 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
| 31 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 10 | 19 | 171 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.1 |
| 32 | Ryan Burbrink | BGSU | FR | LB | 12 | 19 | 170 | 8.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
| 33 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 230 | 8.85 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.2 |
| 34 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 11 | 22 | 194 | 8.82 | 1 | 2.0 | 17.6 |
| 35 | Steven Manfro | UCLA | FR | RB | 13 | 15 | 132 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 36 | Cameron Webb | Utah State | SR | WR | 12 | 26 | 228 | 8.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| 37 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 12 | 32 | 279 | 8.72 | 2 | 2.7 | 23.3 |
| 38 | Travis Jones | FAU | JR | RB | 11 | 18 | 156 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
| 39 | Jaime Wilson | W Mich | FR | WR | 9 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| 40 | Brent Leonard | La-Monroe | SR | WR | 13 | 17 | 139 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 41 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 22 | 177 | 8.05 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 42 | Trey Dudley-Giles | U Mass | FR | DB | 11 | 14 | 112 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 43 | Justin Albert | Troy | SR | WR | 12 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 44 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | SR | DB | 12 | 20 | 153 | 7.65 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.8 |
| 45 | Jesse Della Valle | Penn State | SO | DB | 12 | 15 | 114 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 46 | Michael Edwards | UTEP | SR | WR | 11 | 14 | 106 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| 47 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 12 | 31 | 233 | 7.52 | 0 | 2.6 | 19.4 |
| 48 | Cameron Saddler | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 9 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.7 |
| 48 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 11 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 50 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 11 | 24 | 175 | 7.29 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.9 |
| 51 | Michael Holmes | Va Tech | FR | RB | 10 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.4 |
| 52 | Justin Hardy | ECU | SO | WR | 12 | 19 | 132 | 6.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| 53 | Quan Bray | Auburn | SO | WR | 10 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 54 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 12 | 21 | 141 | 6.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 55 | Angelo Sebastiano | N Illinois | FR | WR | 12 | 16 | 103 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| 56 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 11 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.5 |
| 57 | D.J. Banks | La Tech | JR | WR | 12 | 20 | 120 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 58 | Charlie Moore | Okla St | JR | WR | 12 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| 59 | Nick Stoner | Indiana | SO | WR | 11 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 60 | Charles Henderson | Utah | FR | WR | 11 | 24 | 134 | 5.58 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.2 |
| 61 | Kai Dominguez | Louisville | SO | WR | 10 | 19 | 97 | 5.11 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.7 |
| 62 | Ritchy Desir | Syracuse | SO | DB | 12 | 18 | 88 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 63 | Korvic Neat | Miss | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.9 |
| 64 | Dewayne Peace | Houston | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| 65 | Adam Humphries | Clemson | SO | WR | 12 | 17 | 73 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| 66 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | SO | WR | 9 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 67 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 11 | 20 | 81 | 4.05 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
| 68 | Mason Robinson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 12 | 24 | 92 | 3.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
| 69 | Robert Woods | USC | JR | WR | 13 | 17 | 61 | 3.59 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 70 | Davonte' Neal | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 13 | 21 | 46 | 2.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| 71 | Justin Veltung | Idaho | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 32 | 2.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
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.