2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 11/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 2 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 4 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.5 |
| 4 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| 5 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.