2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 9 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 2 | Dede Westbrook | Oklahoma | SR | WR | 11 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Cameron Batson | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 10 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.2 |
| 4 | Dominique Heath | Kansas St | SO | WR | 11 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.6 |
| 5 | Armanti Foreman | Texas | JR | WR | 10 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 6 | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | SO | WR | 7 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| 7 | Trever Ryen | Iowa State | JR | WR | 10 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| 8 | Jacorey Warrick | Texas | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| 9 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 11 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 10 | D'Andre Payne | Iowa State | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 11 | Jalen McCleskey | Okla St | SO | WR | 11 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Gary Jennings | WVU | SO | WR | 11 | 19 | 22 | 1.16 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Brandon Jones | Texas | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 14 | Desmon White | TCU | JR | WR | 11 | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 15 | Byron Pringle | Kansas St | SO | WR | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 16 | Keke Coutee | Texas Tech | SO | WR | 10 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 17 | Trevor White | Baylor | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 18 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Deshaunte Jones | Iowa State | FR | WR | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |