2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 11/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 52.7 |
| 2 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SR | WR | 5 | 8 | 161 | 20.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.2 |
| 3 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 161 | 26.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 40.3 |
| 4 | DJ Butler | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.7 |
| 5 | Jayden McGowan | Baylor | SR | WR | 4 | 4 | 114 | 28.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.5 |
| 5 | Quentin Gibson | Colorado | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.7 |
| 7 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.5 |
| 7 | Josh Derry | UCF | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Cameron Pettaway | Iowa State | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Ace Theus | TCU | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.3 |
| 7 | Daniel Bray | Utah | SO | RB | 4 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Braylin Presley | Okla St | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Bryson Hayes | Kansas | FR | WR | 5 | 3 | 150 | 50.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 30.0 |
| 14 | DJ Epps | WVU | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 14 | Larry Simmons | Utah | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 14 | Mason Peterson | TCU | SO | TE | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Zylan Perry | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 19 | Carson Robbins | Iowa State | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 19 | Malcolm Simmons | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 19 | Ryelan Morris | Baylor | FR | RB | 4 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 19 | Jalen Dupree | Kansas | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 19 | John Neider | WVU | JR | WR | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 19 | Brock Golwas | Texas Tech | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 19 | Major Everhart | TCU | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 19 | Gavin Grover | Cincinnati | JR | TE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 19 | Corbin Laisure | Colorado | SO | TE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 19 | JaQuail Smith | Colorado | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Donovan Green | Okla St | SR | TE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Brock Fonoimoana | Utah | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Jalen Moss | Ariz St | SR | WR | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.