2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 10/14/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Jayden McGowan Baylor SR WR 3 11 161 14.64 0 3.7 53.7
2 Ace Theus TCU FR WR 3 9 99 11.00 0 3.0 33.0
3 Brandon White Kansas St SR WR 4 8 136 17.00 1 2.0 34.0
3 Kenny Johnson Texas Tech SR WR 3 6 52 8.67 0 2.0 17.3
5 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 4 7 125 17.86 1 1.8 31.3
6 Miles Coleman Okla St JR WR 3 5 116 23.20 0 1.7 38.7
6 Tiger Bachmeier BYU SR WR 3 5 39 7.80 0 1.7 13.0
6 Cade Wolford Cincinnati JR WR 3 5 34 6.80 0 1.7 11.3
9 Trent Walker Houston SR WR 3 4 45 11.25 0 1.3 15.0
9 Antione Jackson UCF SR DB 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
9 Mana Carvalho Utah SO WR 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
12 Chase Hinshaw UCF FR WR 3 3 84 28.00 0 1.0 28.0
12 Malcolm Simmons Texas Tech JR WR 3 3 29 9.67 0 1.0 9.7
12 Boo Carter Colorado JR DB 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
15 Creed Whittemore Utah SR WR 4 3 23 7.67 0 0.8 5.8
16 Caleb Smith Arizona FR WR 3 2 69 34.50 1 0.7 23.0
16 Keaton Kubecka Kansas JR WR 3 2 48 24.00 0 0.7 16.0
16 Bobby Deal Jr. Okla St JR S 3 2 41 20.50 0 0.7 13.7
16 Malachi Henry Cincinnati SR WR 3 2 37 18.50 0 0.7 12.3
16 Ed Small TCU SO WR 3 2 21 10.50 0 0.7 7.0
21 Sterling Lockett Kansas St SR WR 4 2 29 14.50 0 0.5 7.3
22 Jalen Moss Ariz St SR WR 3 1 21 21.00 0 0.3 7.0
22 Dillon Arkansas TCU SO LB 3 1 15 15.00 0 0.3 5.0
22 Jahleel Culbreath UCF SR LB 3 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
22 Andrew Powdrell WVU SR S 4 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 2.5
22 Carson Robbins Iowa State SO WR 4 1 9 9.00 0 0.3 2.3
22 Matt Sieg WVU FR S 4 1 9 9.00 0 0.3 2.3
22 Cory Butler, Jr. Ariz St SO WR 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
22 Garrick Ponder Baylor SR JCK 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
22 Omari Hayes Iowa State SR WR 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
22 Brandon Schmelzle Kansas FR S 3 1 -9 -9.00 0 0.3 -3.0

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.