2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Pettaway | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.7 |
| 2 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 3 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 4 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 33.0 |
| 5 | Landon Walker | TCU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Matt Sieg | WVU | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Ben Finneseth | Colorado | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Amare Thomas | Houston | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 11 | Kylan Salter | Colorado | SR | DE | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |