2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 100 | 50.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 100.0 |
| 2 | Spiffy Evans | BC | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 93 | 46.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 93.0 |
| 3 | Jerry Gates | BGSU | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 82 | 41.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 82.0 |
| 4 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 80 | 40.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 80.0 |
| 5 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 180 | 36.00 | 2 | 5.0 | 180.0 |
| 6 | Lee Butler | Duke | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 106 | 35.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 106.0 |
| 7 | Jaime Wilson | W Mich | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 104 | 34.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 104.0 |
| 8 | Justin Brown | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 102 | 34.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 102.0 |
| 9 | Deante' Gray | TCU | FR | DB | 1 | 5 | 160 | 32.00 | 1 | 5.0 | 160.0 |
| 9 | Aaron Horne | Iowa State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 64 | 32.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 64.0 |
| 11 | Keenan Allen | California | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 94 | 31.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 94.0 |
| 12 | Rashard Smith | NC State | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 83.0 |
| 13 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Va Tech | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
| 14 | Dustin Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 2 | 10 | 257 | 25.70 | 1 | 5.0 | 128.5 |
| 15 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 16 | Tyler Lockett | Kansas St | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 17 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.0 |
| 18 | Roy Smith | N Carolina | SO | WR | 1 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 127.0 |
| 18 | Rashad Greene | FSU | SO | WR | 2 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 1 | 3.0 | 63.5 |
| 20 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.0 |
| 20 | Shawn Lynch | Navy | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 22 | Chuck Jacobs | Utah State | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 23 | Caleb Muncrief | Okla St | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.0 |
| 23 | Austin Zouzalik | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 25 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 70.0 |
| 26 | Terrence Mitchell | S Florida | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.0 |
| 27 | Stefon Diggs | Maryland | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 28 | Ashton Lampkin | Okla St | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 29 | Leon Brooks | Wash St | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 29 | Quan Bray | Auburn | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 31 | A.J. Barker | Minnesota | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 32 | Blair Burns | Wyoming | SO | DB | 1 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 62.0 |
| 33 | Charlie Moore | Okla St | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.0 |
| 34 | Daryl Collins | Kentucky | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 34 | Daymond Patterson | Kansas | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 36 | Odell Beckham Jr. | LSU | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 37 | Bernard Reedy | Toledo | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 54.0 |
| 37 | Jamal Turner | Nebraska | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 39 | Jared Singletary | MTSU | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 40 | Demarius Reed | E Mich | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 41 | Jordan Matthews | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 42 | Devrin Young | Tennessee | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 46.0 |
| 43 | Ryan Clark | Ohio | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 43 | Isaiah Burse | Fresno St | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 45 | Cody Wilson | C Mich | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 46 | Johnthan Banks | Miss St | SR | DB | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 47 | Michael Campanaro | Wk Forest | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 47 | Cassius McDowell | Toledo | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 47 | Ritchy Desir | Syracuse | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 50 | Christion Jones | Alabama | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| 51 | Demarco Robinson | Kentucky | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 52 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 52 | Cameron Saddler | Pittsburgh | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 54 | Harry Peoples | La-Lafytte | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 54 | Korvic Neat | Miss | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 56 | Marvin Hall | Washington | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 56 | Robert Nelson | Ariz St | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 58 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| 59 | Kenneth Crawley | Colorado | FR | DB | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 60 | Phillip Dorsett | Miami (Fl) | SO | WR | 1 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 21.0 |
| 61 | Lamarcus Farmer | UAB | FR | DB | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 25.0 |
| 62 | Eric Johnson | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 63 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 63 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 63 | Tommy Davis | Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 66 | Geoff Norwood | Utah | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 67 | Mason Robinson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 19.0 |
| 68 | Ronnie Yell | SJSU | SR | DB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 69 | Imani Davis | Akron | FR | WR | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 70 | Nate Holmes | Arkansas | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 12.0 |
| 71 | Jonathan Krause | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 72 | Perez Ashford | N Illinois | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 72 | Charles Henderson | Utah | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 74 | Richard Morrison | Arizona | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 75 | Brelan Chancellor | N Texas | JR | WR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 75 | Kai Dominguez | Louisville | SO | WR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 77 | Andre Snipes-Booker | Marshall | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 78 | Rhett McGowan | Georgia | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
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.