2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 189 | 31.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 47.3 |
| 2 | Byron Pringle | Kansas St | SO | WR | 4 | 14 | 390 | 27.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 97.5 |
| 3 | Kene Nwangwu | Iowa State | FR | RB | 4 | 13 | 349 | 26.85 | 1 | 3.3 | 87.3 |
| 4 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 263 | 26.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 65.8 |
| 5 | Patrick Levels | Baylor | SR | DB | 3 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.7 |
| 6 | Deanté Gray | TCU | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.0 |
| 7 | Shelton Gibson | WVU | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.5 |
| 8 | Devin Duvernay | Texas | FR | WR | 3 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.7 |
| 9 | Reginald Davis III | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 8 | 159 | 19.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.0 |
| 10 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 3 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.7 |
| 11 | LaQuvionte Gonzalez | Kansas | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 123 | 15.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 41.0 |
| 12 | Mitchell Harger | Iowa State | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.0 |
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.