2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Theus | TCU | FR | WR | 3 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 2 | Jayden McGowan | Baylor | SR | WR | 5 | 13 | 170 | 13.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 34.0 |
| 3 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 41.7 |
| 3 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 8 | 116 | 14.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 4 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 129 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
| 5 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 8 | Boo Carter | Colorado | JR | DB | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 9 | Cade Wolford | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 4 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.8 |
| 11 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 12 | Ed Small | TCU | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.5 |
| 12 | Antione Jackson | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Trent Walker | Houston | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Chase Hinshaw | UCF | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 16 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 5 | 4 | 120 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 24.0 |
| 16 | Matt Sieg | WVU | FR | S | 5 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Malcolm Simmons | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 4 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 19 | Keaton Kubecka | Kansas | JR | WR | 3 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.0 |
| 20 | Jalen Moss | Ariz St | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| 20 | Creed Whittemore | Utah | SR | WR | 5 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 20 | Cory Butler, Jr. | Ariz St | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| 23 | Bobby Deal Jr. | Okla St | JR | S | 5 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| 23 | Malachi Henry | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 5 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 25 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 25 | Dillon Arkansas | TCU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 25 | Jahleel Culbreath | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Carson Robbins | Iowa State | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Omari Hayes | Iowa State | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Brandon Schmelzle | Kansas | FR | S | 3 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -3.0 |
| 31 | Andrew Powdrell | WVU | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 31 | Garrick Ponder | Baylor | SR | JCK | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.