University of Minnesota Athletics
Year-By-Year Kick Return Leaders
| Year | Player | No | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1964 | Bill Crockett | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 0 |
| 1965 | Curtis Wilson | 12 | 296 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 1966 | Hubert Bryant | 11 | 204 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 1967 | Hubert Bryant | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 0 |
| 1968 | George Kemp | 13 | 215 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 1969 | Walter Bowser | 12 | 292 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 1970 | Walter Bowser | 10 | 211 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 1971 | George Honza | 15 | 288 | 19.2 | 0 |
| 1972 | Vince Fuller | 21 | 414 | 19.7 | 0 |
| 1973 | Rick Upchurch | 20 | 356 | 17.8 | 0 |
| 1974 | Rick Upchurch | 20 | 440 | 22.0 | 1 |
| 1975 | Bobby Weber | 14 | 327 | 23.4 | 0 |
| 1976 | Bobby Weber | 21 | 383 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 1977 | Bobby Weber | 13 | 356 | 27.4 | 1 |
| 1978 | Keith Edwards | 12 | 249 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 1979 | Glenn Lewis | 23 | 490 | 21.3 | 0 |
| 1980 | Dana Noel | 9 | 240 | 26.7 | 1 |
| 1981 | Manny Henry | 14 | 311 | 22.2 | 0 |
| 1982 | Kerry Glenn | 21 | 439 | 20.9 | 0 |
| 1983 | Melvin Anderson | 24 | 468 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 1984 | Melvin Anderson | 27 | 603 | 22.3 | 0 |
| 1985 | Melvin Anderson | 18 | 356 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 1986 | Melvin Anderson | 22 | 538 | 24.5 | 1 |
| 1987 | Chris Gaiters | 19 | 443 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 1988 | Chris Gaiters | 27 | 612 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 1989 | Chris Gaiters | 19 | 363 | 19.1 | 0 |
| 1990 | Fred Foggie | 24 | 488 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 1991 | Chuck Rios | 11 | 227 | 20.6 | 0 |
| 1992 | John Lewis | 29 | 755 | 26.0 | 1 |
| 1993 | Rishon Early | 16 | 338 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 1994 | Rishon Early | 16 | 377 | 23.6 | 0 |
| 1995 | Rafael Cooper | 25 | 537 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 1996 | Rishon Early | 16 | 338 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 1997 | Tutu Atwell | 32 | 776 | 24.3 | 2 |
| 1998 | Tyrone Carter | 13 | 347 | 26.7 | 1 |
| 1999 | Tyrone Carter | 17 | 300 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 2000 | Jermaine Mays | 21 | 497 | 23.7 | 1 |
| 2001 | Tellis Redmon | 16 | 308 | 19.2 | 0 |
| 2002 | Antoine Burns | 12 | 244 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | Laurence Maroney | 16 | 413 | 25.8 | 1 |
| 2004 | Marion Barber III | 10 | 206 | 20.6 | 0 |
| 2005 | Jakari Wallace | 20 | 540 | 27.0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Dominic Jones | 32 | 786 | 24.6 | 1 |
| 2007 | Harold Howell | 30 | 693 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 2008 | Troy Stoudermire | 42 | 1,083 | 25.3 | 0 |
| 2009 | Troy Stoudermire | 43 | 1,057 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 2010 | Troy Stoudermire | 29 | 789 | 27.2 | 0 |
| 2011 | Marcus Jones | 13 | 370 | 28.5 | 1 |
| 2012 | Troy Stoudermire | 22 | 513 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 2013 | Marcus Jones | 25 | 622 | 24.9 | 1 |
| 2014 | Jalen Myrick | 18 | 508 | 28.2 | 1 |
| 2015 | KiAnte Hardin | 11 | 267 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 2016 | Jalen Myrick | 13 | 287 | 22.1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Rodney Smith | 14 | 363 | 25.9 | 1 |
| 2018 | Demetrius Douglas | 24 | 594 | 24.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | Rodney Smith | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cam Wiley | 11 | 176 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Mar'Keise Irving | 8 | 194 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Quentin Redding | 20 | 508 | 25.4 | 0 |
| 2023 | Quentin Redding | 15 | 236 | 15.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | Koi Perich | 16 | 314 | 19.6 | 0 |

