2025 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Noernberg | Kansas St | FR | WR | 2 | 7 | 273 | 39.00 | 1 | 3.5 | 136.5 |
| 2 | Kole Wilson | Baylor | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 169 | 24.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.3 |
| 3 | Jaden Nixon | UCF | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 147 | 36.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 49.0 |
| 4 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 165 | 23.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.3 |
| 5 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 112 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 37.3 |
| 6 | Jon Denman | TCU | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 135 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.8 |
| 7 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.0 |
| 8 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Kansas | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.7 |
| 9 | Cody Hagen | BYU | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 10 | Sam Jackson V | Okla St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 11 | Tristian Gentry | Texas Tech | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.0 |
| 12 | Micah Hudson | Texas Tech | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 |
| 13 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.8 |
| 14 | Sione Moa | BYU | SO | RB | 3 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.7 |
| 14 | Raleek Brown | Ariz St | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 16 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
| 17 | Javin Whatley | Arizona | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.0 |
| 18 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 19 | Michael Allen | Baylor | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 20 | Kelsey Johnson | Baylor | JR | TE | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| 21 | Ed Small | TCU | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Matthew McDoom | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 23 | Smith Snowden | Utah | JR | CB | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Rayshawn Glover | Utah | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 25 | Ryan Ward | WVU | FR | TE | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 26 | Khamari Anderson | Ariz St | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 27 | Carson Bruhn | Kansas | FR | TE | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.