2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 11/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 7 | 14 | 182 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 2 | Jayden McGowan | Baylor | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 171 | 12.21 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.4 |
| 3 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 8 | 10 | 147 | 14.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.4 |
| 4 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | SO | WR | 7 | 10 | 144 | 14.40 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.6 |
| 5 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 8 | 15 | 143 | 9.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| 6 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 8 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 1 | 0.8 | 15.9 |
| 7 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 8 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 1 | 0.9 | 15.6 |
| 7 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 7 | 12 | 125 | 10.42 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.9 |
| 9 | Ace Theus | TCU | FR | WR | 7 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.1 |
| 10 | Chase Hinshaw | UCF | FR | WR | 7 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Jalen Moss | Ariz St | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.9 |
| 11 | Ed Small | TCU | SO | WR | 8 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.9 |
| 13 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | SR | WR | 8 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| 13 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | SO | WR | 8 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
| 15 | Bobby Deal Jr. | Okla St | JR | S | 8 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| 16 | Trent Walker | Houston | SR | WR | 8 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Antione Jackson | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.1 |
| 18 | Keaton Kubecka | Kansas | JR | WR | 6 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | SR | WR | 7 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.9 |
| 20 | Matt Sieg | WVU | FR | S | 8 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| 21 | Cade Wolford | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 7 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 22 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 8 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 23 | Malachi Henry | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| 24 | Malcolm Simmons | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 7 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| 25 | Creed Whittemore | Utah | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 26 | Gavin Freeman | Baylor | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| 27 | Dillon Arkansas | TCU | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 28 | Boo Carter | Colorado | JR | DB | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 29 | Jahleel Culbreath | UCF | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 30 | Andrew Powdrell | WVU | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 31 | Carson Robbins | Iowa State | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 32 | Jaquise Martin | Houston | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 33 | Garrick Ponder | Baylor | SR | JCK | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 33 | DeAndre Moore Jr. | Colorado | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 35 | Omari Hayes | Iowa State | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |