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 |

