2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October 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 | 5 | 15 | 437 | 29.13 | 1 | 3.0 | 87.4 |
| 2 | Deanté Gray | TCU | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 168 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.0 |
| 3 | Kene Nwangwu | Iowa State | FR | RB | 4 | 19 | 440 | 23.16 | 0 | 4.8 | 110.0 |
| 4 | Shelton Gibson | WVU | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 161 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.3 |
| 5 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 133 | 22.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.3 |
| 6 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 167 | 20.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.4 |
| 7 | Reginald Davis III | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 184 | 20.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.0 |
| 8 | Devin Duvernay | Texas | FR | WR | 5 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.6 |
| 9 | JaMycal Hasty | Baylor | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.7 |
| 10 | Armanti Foreman | Texas | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.0 |
| 11 | LaQuvionte Gonzalez | Kansas | JR | WR | 4 | 8 | 113 | 14.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.3 |
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.