2025 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 11 | 20 | 126 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| 2 | Gavin Freeman | Okla St | JR | WR | 9 | 15 | 52 | 3.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| 3 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | FR | WR | 8 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| 4 | Antione Jackson | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 15 | 167 | 11.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.7 |
| 4 | Josh Cameron | Baylor | SR | WR | 10 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.1 |
| 6 | Preston Fox | WVU | SR | WR | 8 | 11 | 106 | 9.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
| 7 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | JR | WR | 9 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Parker Kingston | BYU | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 158 | 14.36 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.6 |
| 9 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 9 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Luke Wysong | Arizona | SR | WR | 12 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 11 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | FR | RB | 8 | 7 | 199 | 28.43 | 1 | 0.9 | 24.9 |
| 12 | Coy Eakin | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 10 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.1 |
| 13 | Quanell Farrakhan Jr. | Colorado | FR | WR | 7 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 14 | Jordan Dwyer | TCU | JR | WR | 11 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | JR | WR | 9 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| 16 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | FR | WR | 8 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 16 | Keaton Kubecka | Kansas | SO | WR | 8 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| 18 | Raleek Brown | Ariz St | JR | RB | 9 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 18 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 10 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| 18 | Kam Mikell | Colorado | FR | WR | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Kelby Valsin | Texas Tech | SO | WR | 10 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 21 | Carsen Ryan | BYU | SR | TE | 9 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 21 | Jackson Bennee | Utah | SO | S | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Royal Capell | Okla St | FR | WR | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 21 | Mikal Harrison-Pilot | Texas Tech | SO | S | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 21 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 21 | Chance Bryant | Houston | FR | DL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 21 | Xavier Townsend | Iowa State | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 21 | Martell Hughes | Ariz St | SO | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Landyn Cleveland | Okla St | SO | S | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Oliver Miles III | Texas Tech | FR | RB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Israel Boyce | WVU | SO | S | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Rodney Gallagher III | WVU | JR | WR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ashton Hampton | Texas Tech | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.