2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron Pringle | Kansas St | SO | WR | 6 | 8 | 234 | 29.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 39.0 |
| 2 | Kene Nwangwu | Iowa State | FR | RB | 5 | 9 | 255 | 28.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 51.0 |
| 3 | Shelton Gibson | WVU | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 259 | 25.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 43.2 |
| 4 | Deanté Gray | TCU | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 29.4 |
| 5 | LaQuvionte Gonzalez | Kansas | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 193 | 24.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.3 |
| 6 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 187 | 20.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.2 |
| 7 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 7 | 10 | 193 | 19.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.6 |
| 8 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.