2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record 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 | 6 | 14 | 390 | 27.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 65.0 |
| 2 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 243 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 40.5 |
| 3 | Kene Nwangwu | Iowa State | FR | RB | 6 | 23 | 588 | 25.57 | 1 | 3.8 | 98.0 |
| 4 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 7 | 15 | 382 | 25.47 | 1 | 2.1 | 54.6 |
| 5 | Deanté Gray | TCU | SR | WR | 6 | 11 | 246 | 22.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.0 |
| 6 | Patrick Levels | Baylor | SR | DB | 5 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.4 |
| 7 | Jacorey Warrick | Texas | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.8 |
| 8 | Devin Duvernay | Texas | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.6 |
| 9 | LaQuvionte Gonzalez | Kansas | JR | WR | 7 | 18 | 367 | 20.39 | 1 | 2.6 | 52.4 |
| 10 | Shelton Gibson | WVU | JR | WR | 6 | 18 | 357 | 19.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.5 |
| 11 | Reginald Davis III | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 6 | 12 | 233 | 19.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.8 |
| 12 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 5 | 8 | 146 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.2 |
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.