2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/14/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden McGowan | Baylor | SR | WR | 3 | 9 | 139 | 15.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.3 |
| 2 | Trent Walker | Houston | SR | WR | 4 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 2 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Tiger Bachmeier | BYU | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 5 | Cannon DeVries | BYU | SO | CB | 3 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Kenny Johnson | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Mana Carvalho | Utah | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 8 | Antione Jackson | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 9 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Ed Small | TCU | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 9 | Matt Sieg | WVU | FR | S | 4 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Creed Whittemore | Utah | SR | WR | 4 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 9 | Boo Carter | Colorado | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 14 | Tate Nagy | Kansas | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 25.7 |
| 14 | Malachi Henry | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 14 | Jalen Moss | Ariz St | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Cade Wolford | Cincinnati | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Cory Butler, Jr. | Ariz St | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | -9 | -4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -3.0 |
| 19 | Bobby Deal Jr. | Okla St | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Sterling Lockett | Kansas St | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 19 | Miles Coleman | Okla St | JR | WR | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 19 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |