2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden McGowan | Baylor | SR | WR | 2 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 71.0 |
| 2 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 3 | Trent Walker | Houston | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.7 |
| 4 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 38.5 |
| 6 | Malachi Henry | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 6 | Creed Whittemore | Utah | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Antione Jackson | UCF | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Matt Sieg | WVU | FR | S | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| 13 | Bobby Deal Jr. | Okla St | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 13 | Ed Small | TCU | SO | WR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 13 | Jalen Moss | Ariz St | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 13 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Boo Carter | Colorado | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.