2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/03/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Jaren Hamilton Ariz St SR WR 6 7 214 30.57 1 1.2 35.7
2 Brandon White Kansas St SR WR 5 5 158 31.60 0 1.0 31.6
3 Bryson Hayes Kansas FR WR 5 3 150 50.00 1 0.6 30.0
4 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech JR RB 6 6 161 26.83 0 1.0 26.8
5 DJ Butler Houston JR RB 5 5 110 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
6 Cameron Pettaway Iowa State SO RB 6 6 119 19.83 0 1.0 19.8
7 Jayden McGowan Baylor SR WR 6 4 114 28.50 0 0.7 19.0
8 Malcolm Simmons Texas Tech JR WR 5 3 82 27.33 0 0.6 16.4
9 Ace Theus TCU FR WR 5 4 66 16.50 0 0.8 13.2
10 Josh Derry UCF SR WR 6 3 64 21.33 0 0.5 10.7
11 Quentin Gibson Colorado SO WR 6 4 63 15.75 0 0.7 10.5
12 Zylan Perry Cincinnati SR RB 6 4 55 13.75 0 0.7 9.2
13 Daniel Bray Utah SO RB 7 4 63 15.75 0 0.6 9.0
14 Cannon DeVries BYU SO CB 5 2 43 21.50 0 0.4 8.6
14 DeKalon Taylor Colorado SR RB 7 4 60 15.00 0 0.6 8.6
16 DJ Epps WVU SR WR 6 2 43 21.50 0 0.3 7.2
17 Caden Knighten Baylor SO RB 6 2 42 21.00 0 0.3 7.0
18 Miles Coleman Okla St JR WR 6 3 39 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
19 Dylan Edwards Kansas JR RB 6 2 38 19.00 0 0.3 6.3
20 Caleb Smith Arizona FR WR 6 1 34 34.00 0 0.2 5.7
21 Cyrus Polu Utah SO LB 7 1 36 36.00 0 0.1 5.1
22 Mason Peterson TCU SO TE 6 2 30 15.00 0 0.3 5.0
23 Larry Simmons Utah SR WR 7 2 31 15.50 0 0.3 4.4
24 Matt Sieg WVU FR S 6 1 23 23.00 0 0.2 3.8
24 Ryelan Morris Baylor FR RB 5 1 19 19.00 0 0.2 3.8
26 Carson Robbins Iowa State SO WR 6 1 22 22.00 0 0.2 3.7
27 Evan Johnson BYU SR CB 5 1 16 16.00 0 0.2 3.2
28 Jalen Dupree Kansas SO RB 5 1 15 15.00 0 0.2 3.0
29 Amare Thomas Houston SR WR 6 1 16 16.00 0 0.2 2.7
30 Ben Finneseth Colorado SR DB 7 1 18 18.00 0 0.1 2.6
31 John Neider WVU JR WR 6 1 11 11.00 0 0.2 1.8
32 Jalen Moss Ariz St SR WR 6 1 9 9.00 0 0.2 1.5
33 Brock Golwas Texas Tech SO LB 6 1 8 8.00 0 0.2 1.3
34 Kylan Salter Colorado SR DE 7 1 8 8.00 0 0.1 1.1
35 Major Everhart TCU SR WR 6 1 6 6.00 0 0.2 1.0
36 Gavin Grover Cincinnati JR TE 6 1 2 2.00 0 0.2 0.3
37 Quincy Craig Arizona SR RB 6 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
37 Chris Barnes Okla St SO WR 6 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
37 Donovan Green Okla St SR TE 6 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
37 JaQuail Smith Colorado SO RB 7 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
37 Brock Fonoimoana Utah SO LB 7 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.