2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 11/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 134 | 26.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.5 |
| 2 | Cameron Pettaway | Iowa State | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.8 |
| 3 | Zylan Perry | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.2 |
| 4 | Malcolm Simmons | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 82 | 27.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.3 |
| 4 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
| 6 | DJ Butler | Houston | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.8 |
| 7 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 7 | Josh Derry | UCF | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.8 |
| 9 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.6 |
| 10 | Bryson Hayes | Kansas | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.5 |
| 11 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 5 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 12 | Jalen Jones | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 13 | DJ Epps | WVU | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| 14 | Jay Harris | Kansas St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 14 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 16 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.5 |
| 17 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.5 |
| 18 | Larry Simmons | Utah | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 19 | Braylin Presley | Okla St | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 20 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 20 | Landon Walker | TCU | SR | RB | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 20 | Matt Sieg | WVU | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 23 | Carson Robbins | Iowa State | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| 23 | Daniel Bray | Utah | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Ben Finneseth | Colorado | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 26 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 27 | Amare Thomas | Houston | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 28 | Ace Theus | TCU | FR | WR | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 29 | Gavin Grover | Cincinnati | JR | TE | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 30 | John Neider | WVU | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 31 | Jalen Moss | Ariz St | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 32 | Brock Golwas | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 32 | Kylan Salter | Colorado | SR | DE | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |