University of Minnesota Athletics
Year-By-Year Receiving Leaders
Year | Player | Rec. | Yds | TD |
1950 | Roger French | 14 | 173 | 0 |
1951 | Ron Engel | 17 | 129 | 1 |
Bill Foss | 9 | 190 | 1 | |
1952 | Donald Swanson | 16 | 169 | 3 |
Bob McNamara | 13 | 246 | 1 | |
1953 | Bob McNamara | 15 | 204 | 1 |
1954 | Richard McNamara | 12 | 117 | 4 |
Bob McNamara | 10 | 193 | 0 | |
1955 | Thomas Juhl | 11 | 172 | 0 |
1956 | David Lindblom | 12 | 156 | 2 |
1957 | Robert Schultz | 7 | 94 | 3 |
Bill Chorske | 6 | 113 | 2 | |
1958 | Robert Soltis | 11 | 172 | 0 |
Tom Moe | 10 | 238 | 0 | |
1959 | Thomas Hall | 22 | 322 | 2 |
1960 | Thomas Hall | 11 | 150 | 0 |
1961 | Thomas Hall | 10 | 207 | 3 |
1962 | Jim Cairns | 14 | 221 | 3 |
1963 | Gerald Pelletier | 9 | 105 | 2 |
1964 | Aaron Brown | 27 | 207 | 1 |
Kent Kramer | 17 | 342 | 4 | |
1965 | Ken Last | 31 | 463 | 1 |
1966 | Ken Last | 30 | 356 | 5 |
1967 | Charlie Sanders | 21 | 276 | 2 |
1968 | Ray Parson | 30 | 333 | 2 |
1969 | Ray Parson | 27 | 391 | 3 |
1970 | Doug Kingsriter | 26 | 362 | 2 |
1971 | Doug Kingsriter | 28 | 379 | 2 |
1972 | Doug Kingsriter | 16 | 178 | 0 |
1973 | Keith Fahnhorst | 10 | 102 | 0 |
1974 | Rick Upchurch | 14 | 209 | 5 |
1975 | Ron Kullas | 42 | 545 | 4 |
1976 | Ron Kullas | 33 | 372 | 1 |
1977 | Jeff Anhorn | 21 | 266 | 2 |
1978 | Elmer Bailey | 27 | 464 | 4 |
1979 | Elmer Bailey | 37 | 552 | 7 |
1980 | Chester Cooper | 14 | 210 | 1 |
1981 | Chester Cooper | 58 | 1,012 | 6 |
1982 | Dwayne McMullen | 41 | 640 | 5 |
1983 | Jay Carroll | 37 | 459 | 2 |
1984 | Dwayne McMullen | 26 | 594 | 5 |
1985 | Melvin Anderson | 26 | 554 | 3 |
1986 | Melvin Anderson | 27 | 384 | 4 |
1987 | Craig Otto | 22 | 309 | 3 |
1988 | Chris Gaiters | 42 | 564 | 4 |
1989 | Chris Gaiters | 31 | 366 | 3 |
1990 | Kevin Grant | 28 | 413 | 4 |
1991 | Patt Evans | 35 | 454 | 1 |
1992 | Omar Douglas | 61 | 669 | 3 |
1993 | Omar Douglas | 60 | 880 | 11 |
1994 | Chuck Rios | 52 | 436 | 1 |
Aaron Osterman | 38 | 604 | 5 | |
1995 | Ryan Thelwell | 58 | 775 | 6 |
1996 | Tutu Atwell | 62 | 822 | 6 |
Ryan Thelwell | 54 | 1,051 | 5 | |
1997 | Tutu Atwell | 58 | 924 | 5 |
1998 | Luke Leverson | 60 | 854 | 9 |
1999 | Ron Johnson | 43 | 574 | 7 |
2000 | Ron Johnson | 61 | 1,125 | 11 |
2001 | Ron Johnson | 56 | 895 | 9 |
2002 | Antoine Burns | 44 | 526 | 4 |
Aaron Hosack | 29 | 649 | 3 | |
2003 | Aaron Hosack | 51 | 814 | 8 |
Jared Ellerson | 44 | 909 | 5 | |
2004 | Jared Ellerson | 37 | 521 | 3 |
Ernie Wheelwright | 30 | 654 | 7 | |
2005 | Ernie Wheelwright | 37 | 568 | 5 |
Logan Payne | 37 | 529 | 2 | |
2006 | Logan Payne | 59 | 804 | 9 |
2007 | Eric Decker | 67 | 909 | 9 |
2008 | Eric Decker | 84 | 1,074 | 7 |
2009 | Eric Decker | 50 | 758 | 5 |
2010 | Da'Jon McKnight | 48 | 750 | 10 |
2011 | Da'Jon McKnight | 51 | 760 | 4 |
2012 | A.J. Barker | 30 | 577 | 7 |
2013 | Maxx Williams | 25 | 417 | 5 |
Derrick Engel | 25 | 401 | 5 | |
2014 | Maxx Williams | 36 | 569 | 8 |
2015 | KJ Maye | 73 | 773 | 5 |
2016 | Drew Wolitarsky | 66 | 860 | 5 |
2017 | Tyler Johnson | 35 | 677 | 7 |
2018 | Tyler Johnson | 78 | 1,169 | 12 |
2019 | Tyler Johnson | 86 | 1,318 | 13 |
2020 | Rashod Bateman | 36 | 472 | 2 |
2021 | Chris Autman-Bell | 36 | 506 | 6 |
2022 | Daniel Jackson | 37 | 557 | 5 |
2023 | Daniel Jackson | 59 | 831 | 8 |
2024 | Daniel Jackson | 75 | 863 | 4 |