2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 11/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 92 | 30.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 92.0 |
| 2 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 35.7 |
| 3 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 28.7 |
| 4 | Jayden McGowan | Baylor | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 140 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.3 |
| 5 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.3 |
| 6 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 4 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.3 |
| 7 | Malachi Henry | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 8 | Jalen Moss | Ariz St | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| 9 | Trent Walker | Houston | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.7 |
| 10 | Keaton Kubecka | Kansas | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.0 |
| 11 | Bobby Deal Jr. | Okla St | JR | S | 4 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 12 | Ed Small | TCU | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 13 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 14 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 15 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | SR | WR | 5 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| 16 | Matt Sieg | WVU | FR | S | 4 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Carson Robbins | Iowa State | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 18 | Ace Theus | TCU | FR | WR | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 19 | Malcolm Simmons | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 20 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.2 |
| 21 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 22 | Jahleel Culbreath | UCF | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Cade Wolford | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Antione Jackson | UCF | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Creed Whittemore | Utah | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 26 | DeAndre Moore Jr. | Colorado | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 26 | Boo Carter | Colorado | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 28 | Gavin Freeman | Baylor | SR | WR | 6 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 29 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 30 | Omari Hayes | Iowa State | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 31 | Cory Butler Jr. | Ariz St | SO | WR | 4 | 2 | -9 | -4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.