2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff 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 Jaren Hamilton Ariz St SR WR 5 8 234 29.25 1 1.6 46.8
2 Taevion Swint UCF FR RB 4 6 187 31.17 0 1.5 46.8
3 Cameron Pettaway Iowa State SO RB 3 4 159 39.75 1 1.3 53.0
4 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 5 7 155 22.14 0 1.4 31.0
5 Cannon DeVries BYU SO CB 4 1 100 100.00 1 0.3 25.0
5 John Hebert Houston FR RB 3 4 100 25.00 0 1.3 33.3
5 Jay Harris Kansas St SR RB 4 5 100 20.00 0 1.3 25.0
8 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 3 5 90 18.00 0 1.7 30.0
9 Ace Theus TCU FR WR 3 4 80 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
10 Caden Knighten Baylor SO RB 5 3 78 26.00 0 0.6 15.6
11 Jalen Jones Texas Tech SR WR 4 3 69 23.00 0 0.8 17.3
12 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech JR RB 4 2 66 33.00 0 0.5 16.5
13 Malcolm Simmons Texas Tech JR WR 4 2 62 31.00 0 0.5 15.5
14 DJ Butler Houston JR RB 3 2 55 27.50 0 0.7 18.3
15 Cyrus Polu Utah SO LB 5 1 36 36.00 0 0.2 7.2
16 Michael Allen Baylor SR S 5 1 27 27.00 0 0.2 5.4
17 Caleb Smith Arizona FR WR 5 1 23 23.00 0 0.2 4.6
18 DJ Epps WVU SR WR 5 1 22 22.00 0 0.2 4.4
18 Chris Barnes Okla St SO WR 4 2 22 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
20 Dylan Edwards Kansas JR RB 3 1 21 21.00 0 0.3 7.0
21 Ryelan Morris Baylor FR RB 4 1 19 19.00 0 0.3 4.8
21 Matt Sieg WVU FR S 5 1 19 19.00 0 0.2 3.8
23 Grayson Rigdon Ariz St SO RB 3 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 6.0
23 Agyeman Addae UCF SO RB 4 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 4.5
25 Quentin Gibson Colorado SO WR 3 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 5.3
25 Evan Johnson BYU SR CB 5 1 16 16.00 0 0.2 3.2
25 Miles Coleman Okla St JR WR 5 1 16 16.00 0 0.2 3.2
28 Daniel Bray Utah SO RB 5 1 15 15.00 0 0.2 3.0
29 Carter Pabst Iowa State SO WR 2 1 14 14.00 0 0.5 7.0
30 Gavin Grover Cincinnati JR TE 5 1 11 11.00 0 0.2 2.2
31 Micah Johnson Kansas SO RB 2 1 10 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
31 Keayen Nead BYU SR TE 5 1 10 10.00 0 0.2 2.0
33 Matt Ludwig Texas Tech FR TE 4 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.0
34 Donovan Green Okla St SR TE 4 2 6 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
35 Wesley Fair Kansas St SR S 4 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.5