2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden McGowan | Baylor | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 143 | 15.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.6 |
| 1 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 5 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.4 |
| 1 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | SO | WR | 5 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 4 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 6 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| 7 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 1 | 1.0 | 19.2 |
| 7 | Trent Walker | Houston | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| 7 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.4 |
| 7 | Jalen Moss | Ariz St | SR | WR | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 7 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Ed Small | TCU | SO | WR | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Antione Jackson | UCF | SR | DB | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 14 | Bobby Deal Jr. | Okla St | JR | S | 5 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.6 |
| 15 | Malachi Henry | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| 15 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 17 | Matt Sieg | WVU | FR | S | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 17 | Creed Whittemore | Utah | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 17 | Gavin Freeman | Baylor | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 17 | DeAndre Moore Jr. | Colorado | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 22 | Boo Carter | Colorado | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.