2025 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/13/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | Kansas | SR | WR | 8 | 12 | 337 | 28.08 | 1 | 1.5 | 42.1 |
| 2 | Cody Hagen | BYU | SO | WR | 8 | 14 | 349 | 24.93 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.6 |
| 3 | Kole Wilson | Baylor | SR | WR | 10 | 24 | 573 | 23.88 | 0 | 2.4 | 57.3 |
| 4 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | FR | WR | 8 | 22 | 521 | 23.68 | 0 | 2.8 | 65.1 |
| 5 | Jaden Nixon | UCF | SR | RB | 10 | 17 | 402 | 23.65 | 1 | 1.7 | 40.2 |
| 6 | Mekhi Mews | Houston | SR | WR | 10 | 13 | 294 | 22.62 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.4 |
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.