2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 11/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.5 |
| 2 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 97.0 |
| 3 | Bryson Hayes | Kansas | FR | WR | 4 | 1 | 95 | 95.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 23.8 |
| 4 | Jayden McGowan | Baylor | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 87 | 43.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 81 | 40.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Cameron Pettaway | Iowa State | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 7 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 8 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | SO | WR | 5 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.6 |
| 9 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 5 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| 10 | Josh Derry | UCF | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 11 | Monterrio Elston Jr. | Kansas St | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 11 | Jay Harris | Kansas St | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 13 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.6 |
| 14 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 17.0 |
| 15 | Ace Theus | TCU | FR | WR | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 16 | Zylan Perry | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| 17 | Braylin Presley | Okla St | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 18 | Micah Johnson | Kansas | SO | RB | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 19 | Landon Walker | TCU | SR | RB | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 19 | Matt Sieg | WVU | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 19 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| 22 | Chris Barnes | Okla St | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 22 | DJ Epps | WVU | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| 24 | DJ Butler | Houston | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 25 | Malcolm Simmons | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 26 | Ben Finneseth | Colorado | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 27 | Amare Thomas | Houston | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 28 | Jalen Dupree | Kansas | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 29 | Jalen Moss | Ariz St | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 30 | Brock Golwas | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 30 | Kylan Salter | Colorado | SR | DE | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 32 | Gavin Grover | Cincinnati | JR | TE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |