2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 10/13/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 234 | 29.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 46.8 |
| 2 | Cameron Pettaway | Iowa State | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 224 | 32.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 37.3 |
| 3 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 209 | 29.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 34.8 |
| 4 | Zylan Perry | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 155 | 22.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.0 |
| 5 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.4 |
| 6 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 25.0 |
| 6 | Jay Harris | Kansas St | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Ace Theus | TCU | FR | WR | 4 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 9 | Caden Knighten | Baylor | SO | RB | 5 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.6 |
| 10 | Jalen Jones | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.8 |
| 11 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 13.2 |
| 12 | Malcolm Simmons | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 62 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 12.4 |
| 13 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 6 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.5 |
| 14 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Cyrus Polu | Utah | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| 16 | Matt Sieg | WVU | FR | S | 6 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| 18 | Landon Walker | TCU | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 19 | Chris Barnes | Okla St | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 20 | Michael Allen | Baylor | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| 21 | Ryelan Morris | Baylor | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 22 | DJ Epps | WVU | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| 23 | Ben Finneseth | Colorado | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 24 | Evan Johnson | BYU | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 24 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 24 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 27 | Agyeman Addae | UCF | SO | RB | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 27 | Daniel Bray | Utah | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Amare Thomas | Houston | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| 30 | Gavin Grover | Cincinnati | JR | TE | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 31 | Keayen Nead | BYU | SR | TE | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 32 | Kylan Salter | Colorado | SR | DE | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 32 | Matt Ludwig | Texas Tech | FR | TE | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 34 | Donovan Green | Okla St | SR | TE | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 35 | Wesley Fair | Kansas St | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 36 | Quincy Craig | Arizona | SR | RB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.