2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron Pringle | Kansas St | SO | WR | 9 | 20 | 579 | 28.95 | 1 | 2.2 | 64.3 |
| 2 | Kene Nwangwu | Iowa State | FR | RB | 9 | 30 | 801 | 26.70 | 1 | 3.3 | 89.0 |
| 3 | Deanté Gray | TCU | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 351 | 25.07 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.9 |
| 4 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 9 | 18 | 430 | 23.89 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.8 |
| 5 | Shelton Gibson | WVU | JR | WR | 9 | 18 | 406 | 22.56 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.1 |
| 6 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 8 | 15 | 298 | 19.87 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.3 |
| 7 | Jacorey Warrick | Texas | SR | WR | 8 | 13 | 258 | 19.85 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.3 |
| 8 | Reginald Davis III | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 227 | 18.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.2 |
| 9 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 9 | 16 | 301 | 18.81 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.4 |
| 10 | LaQuvionte Gonzalez | Kansas | JR | WR | 9 | 19 | 348 | 18.32 | 0 | 2.1 | 38.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.