2023 Big 12 Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Freeman | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.8 |
| 2 | Xavier Townsend | UCF | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.8 |
| 3 | Phillip Brooks | Kansas St | SR | WR | 3 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.7 |
| 4 | Malik Fleming | Houston | SR | DB | 3 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.3 |
| 5 | Xavier Worthy | Texas | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.3 |
| 6 | Jaylin Noel | Iowa State | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 7 | Preston Fox | WVU | SO | WR | 3 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Hobbs Nyberg | BYU | JR | WR | 3 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 11.0 |
| 9 | Braden Smith | Cincinnati | SR | WR | 3 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.