2025 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Mekhi Mews Houston SR WR 2 6 123 20.50 0 3.0 61.5
2 Quentin Gibson Colorado FR WR 4 11 268 24.36 0 2.8 67.0
3 Kole Wilson Baylor SR WR 3 8 214 26.75 0 2.7 71.3
4 Duane Thomas, Jr. UCF JR WR 3 5 88 17.60 0 1.7 29.3
5 Emmanuel Henderson Jr. Kansas SR WR 2 3 55 18.33 0 1.5 27.5
6 Cody Hagen BYU SO WR 3 3 55 18.33 0 1.0 18.3
6 Tate Nagy Kansas FR WR 2 2 23 11.50 0 1.0 11.5
8 Jaren Hamilton Ariz St SO WR 4 3 71 23.67 0 0.8 17.8
9 DeVon Rice Kansas St FR RB 3 2 42 21.00 0 0.7 14.0
9 Jaden Nixon UCF SR RB 3 2 36 18.00 0 0.7 12.0
9 Sam Jackson V Okla St SR WR 3 2 26 13.00 0 0.7 8.7
12 Javin Whatley Arizona SR WR 2 1 27 27.00 0 0.5 13.5
12 Quincy Craig Arizona JR RB 2 1 23 23.00 0 0.5 11.5
12 Preston Fox WVU SR WR 4 2 31 15.50 0 0.5 7.8
12 Tre Spivey Arizona SO WR 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
16 Micah Hudson Texas Tech SO WR 5 2 38 19.00 0 0.4 7.6
16 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech SO RB 5 2 35 17.50 0 0.4 7.0
18 Kylan Salter Colorado SO LB 3 1 26 26.00 0 0.3 8.7
18 Tiger Bachmeier BYU JR WR 4 1 21 21.00 0 0.3 5.3
18 Matthew McDoom Cincinnati SR CB 4 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 4.5
18 Royal Capell Okla St FR WR 3 1 14 14.00 0 0.3 4.7
18 Khamari Anderson Ariz St JR TE 4 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.0
18 Cameron Harpole Ariz St SR TE 4 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.3
24 Cam Vaughn WVU SO WR 5 1 15 15.00 0 0.2 3.0

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.