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 Cameron Pettaway Iowa State SO RB 8 8 245 30.63 1 1.0 30.6
3 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech JR RB 8 8 227 28.38 0 1.0 28.4
4 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 6 7 209 29.86 0 1.2 34.8
5 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 8 9 184 20.44 0 1.1 23.0
6 Cannon DeVries BYU SO CB 7 4 166 41.50 1 0.6 23.7
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 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 8 7 127 18.14 0 0.9 15.9
11 Jayden McGowan Baylor SR WR 8 4 114 28.50 0 0.5 14.3
12 DJ Butler Houston JR RB 6 5 110 22.00 0 0.8 18.3
13 John Hebert Houston FR RB 3 4 100 25.00 0 1.3 33.3
13 Jay Harris Kansas St SR RB 5 5 100 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
15 Malcolm Simmons Texas Tech JR WR 7 3 82 27.33 0 0.4 11.7
16 Caden Knighten Baylor SO RB 8 3 78 26.00 0 0.4 9.8
17 Jalen Jones Texas Tech SR WR 5 3 69 23.00 0 0.6 13.8
18 Josh Derry UCF SR WR 8 3 64 21.33 0 0.4 8.0
19 Quentin Gibson Colorado SO WR 7 4 63 15.75 0 0.6 9.0
19 Daniel Bray Utah SO RB 8 4 63 15.75 0 0.5 7.9
21 Caleb Smith Arizona FR WR 8 2 57 28.50 0 0.3 7.1
22 DJ Epps WVU SR WR 8 2 43 21.50 0 0.3 5.4
23 Matt Sieg WVU FR S 8 2 42 21.00 0 0.3 5.3
24 Monterrio Elston Jr. Kansas St SO RB 3 2 39 19.50 0 0.7 13.0
24 Miles Coleman Okla St JR WR 8 3 39 13.00 0 0.4 4.9
26 Dylan Edwards Kansas JR RB 8 2 38 19.00 0 0.3 4.8
27 Cyrus Polu Utah SO LB 8 1 36 36.00 0 0.1 4.5
28 Micah Johnson Kansas SO RB 3 2 35 17.50 0 0.7 11.7
29 Grayson Rigdon Ariz St SO RB 4 2 34 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
30 Larry Simmons Utah SR WR 8 2 31 15.50 0 0.3 3.9
31 Mason Peterson TCU SO TE 8 2 30 15.00 0 0.3 3.8
32 Michael Allen Baylor SR S 8 1 27 27.00 0 0.1 3.4
32 Braylin Presley Okla St SR WR 3 2 27 13.50 0 0.7 9.0
34 Landon Walker TCU SR RB 5 1 23 23.00 0 0.2 4.6
35 Carson Robbins Iowa State SO WR 8 1 22 22.00 0 0.1 2.8
35 Chris Barnes Okla St SO WR 7 2 22 11.00 0 0.3 3.1
37 Ryelan Morris Baylor FR RB 7 1 19 19.00 0 0.1 2.7
38 Agyeman Addae UCF SO RB 8 1 18 18.00 0 0.1 2.3
38 Ben Finneseth Colorado SR DB 8 1 18 18.00 0 0.1 2.3
40 Evan Johnson BYU SR CB 7 1 16 16.00 0 0.1 2.3
40 Amare Thomas Houston SR WR 8 1 16 16.00 0 0.1 2.0
42 Jalen Dupree Kansas SO RB 7 1 15 15.00 0 0.1 2.1
43 Carter Pabst Iowa State SO WR 4 1 14 14.00 0 0.3 3.5
44 Gavin Grover Cincinnati JR TE 8 2 13 6.50 0 0.3 1.6
45 John Neider WVU JR WR 8 1 11 11.00 0 0.1 1.4
46 Keayen Nead BYU SR TE 5 1 10 10.00 0 0.2 2.0
47 Jalen Moss Ariz St SR WR 8 1 9 9.00 0 0.1 1.1
48 Kylan Salter Colorado SR DE 8 1 8 8.00 0 0.1 1.0
48 Brock Golwas Texas Tech SO LB 8 1 8 8.00 0 0.1 1.0
48 Matt Ludwig Texas Tech FR TE 8 1 8 8.00 0 0.1 1.0