2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 11/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SR | WR | 8 | 10 | 281 | 28.10 | 1 | 1.3 | 35.1 |
| 2 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 209 | 29.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 34.8 |
| 3 | Cameron Pettaway | Iowa State | SO | RB | 8 | 8 | 245 | 30.63 | 1 | 1.0 | 30.6 |
| 4 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 8 | 8 | 227 | 28.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.4 |
| 5 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 7 | 4 | 166 | 41.50 | 1 | 0.6 | 23.7 |
| 6 | Zylan Perry | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 8 | 9 | 184 | 20.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 7 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 22.6 |
| 8 | Bryson Hayes | Kansas | FR | WR | 7 | 3 | 150 | 50.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 21.4 |
| 9 | Ace Theus | TCU | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.4 |
| 10 | DJ Butler | Houston | JR | RB | 6 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.3 |
| 11 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 8 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 15.9 |
| 12 | Jayden McGowan | Baylor | SR | WR | 8 | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.3 |
| 13 | Malcolm Simmons | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 7 | 3 | 82 | 27.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.7 |
| 14 | Caden Knighten | Baylor | SO | RB | 8 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| 15 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Josh Derry | UCF | SR | WR | 8 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Daniel Bray | Utah | SO | RB | 8 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.9 |
| 18 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 8 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| 19 | DJ Epps | WVU | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| 20 | Matt Sieg | WVU | FR | S | 8 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 21 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 8 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| 22 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 8 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 23 | Cyrus Polu | Utah | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| 24 | Larry Simmons | Utah | SR | WR | 8 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 25 | Mason Peterson | TCU | SO | TE | 8 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 26 | Michael Allen | Baylor | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| 27 | Chris Barnes | Okla St | SO | WR | 7 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| 28 | Carson Robbins | Iowa State | SO | WR | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 29 | Ryelan Morris | Baylor | FR | RB | 7 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| 30 | Agyeman Addae | UCF | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 30 | Ben Finneseth | Colorado | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 30 | Evan Johnson | BYU | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 33 | Jalen Dupree | Kansas | SO | RB | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 34 | Amare Thomas | Houston | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 35 | Gavin Grover | Cincinnati | JR | TE | 8 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 36 | John Neider | WVU | JR | WR | 8 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 37 | Jalen Moss | Ariz St | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 38 | Kylan Salter | Colorado | SR | DE | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 38 | Brock Golwas | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 38 | Matt Ludwig | Texas Tech | FR | TE | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 41 | Donovan Green | Okla St | SR | TE | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 42 | Major Everhart | TCU | SR | WR | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 43 | Wesley Fair | Kansas St | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 44 | Corbin Laisure | Colorado | SO | TE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Quincy Craig | Arizona | SR | RB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 44 | JaQuail Smith | Colorado | SO | RB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Brock Fonoimoana | Utah | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.