2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams 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 | 12 | 22 | 624 | 28.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 52.0 |
| 2 | Kene Nwangwu | Iowa State | FR | RB | 11 | 32 | 843 | 26.34 | 1 | 2.9 | 76.6 |
| 3 | Barry J. Sanders | Okla St | SR | RB | 12 | 18 | 430 | 23.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.8 |
| 4 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 12 | 21 | 494 | 23.52 | 1 | 1.8 | 41.2 |
| 5 | Deanté Gray | TCU | SR | WR | 11 | 17 | 393 | 23.12 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.7 |
| 6 | Shelton Gibson | WVU | JR | WR | 12 | 28 | 616 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.3 |
| 7 | LaQuvionte Gonzalez | Kansas | JR | WR | 11 | 26 | 560 | 21.54 | 1 | 2.4 | 50.9 |
| 8 | Jacorey Warrick | Texas | SR | WR | 11 | 13 | 258 | 19.85 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.5 |
| 9 | Reginald Davis III | Texas Tech | SR | WR | 11 | 13 | 245 | 18.85 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.3 |
| 10 | Tony Nicholson | Baylor | FR | WR | 12 | 18 | 339 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 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.