2026 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 2 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| 3 | Jaren Hamilton | Ariz St | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 120 | 60.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 60.0 |
| 3 | Caleb Smith | Arizona | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 3 | Malcolm Simmons | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 62 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Jalen Jones | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Jay Harris | Kansas St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Chris Barnes | Okla St | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | DJ Butler | Houston | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 10 | Ben Finneseth | Colorado | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Evan Johnson | BYU | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Amare Thomas | Houston | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Kylan Salter | Colorado | SR | DE | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.