2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kene Nwangwu | Iowa State | FR | RB | 8 | 21 | 547 | 26.05 | 0 | 2.6 | 68.4 |
| 2 | LaQuvionte Gonzalez | Kansas | JR | WR | 9 | 20 | 478 | 23.90 | 1 | 2.2 | 53.1 |
| 3 | Deanté Gray | TCU | SR | WR | 9 | 12 | 265 | 22.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.4 |
| 4 | Shelton Gibson | WVU | JR | WR | 11 | 24 | 520 | 21.67 | 0 | 2.2 | 47.3 |
| 5 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 8 | 11 | 231 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.9 |
| 6 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 9 | 12 | 241 | 20.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.8 |
| 7 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 10 | 12 | 238 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.8 |
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.