DePauw Football Annual Kickoff Return Leaders(based on number of returns)
| Year | Player | No | Yards | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Not Available | |||
| 1951 | Ward Shawver | 8 | 153 | 19.1 |
| 1952 | Not Available | |||
| 1953 | Not Available | |||
| 1954 | Art Bryant | 7 | 97 | 13.9 |
| 1955 | Art Bryant | 6 | 152 | 25.3 |
| 1956 | Tom Campbell | 8 | 146 | 18.3 |
| 1957 | Morrie Goodnight | 5 | 99 | 19.8 |
| Ernie Modzelewski | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | |
| 1958 | Keith Evans | 6 | 112 | 18.7 |
| Dave Dunkelberger | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | |
| 1959 | Dick Mace | 8 | 224 | 28.0 |
| 1960 | Steve Morrison | 4 | 52 | 13.0 |
| 1961 | Doug Weir | 8 | 144 | 18.0 |
| 1962 | Dan Blunt | 5 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 1963 | Roger Williams | 10 | 233 | 23.3 |
| 1964 | Chuck Byrum | 17 | 389 | 22.9 |
| 1965 | John Butler | 13 | 268 | 20.6 |
| 1966 | John Butler | 14 | 265 | 18.9 |
| 1967 | John Butler | 6 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 1968 | Mark Ford | 12 | 209 | 17.4 |
| 1969 | Bob Schaeffer | 14 | 316 | 22.6 |
| 1970 | Bob Schaeffer | 7 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 1971 | James Robinson | 12 | 244 | 20.3 |
| Lester Woods | 12 | 220 | 18.3 | |
| 1972 | Jim Buelow | 14 | 255 | 18.2 |
| 1973 | Jim Borling | 11 | 212 | 19.3 |
| 1974 | Jim Buelow | 12 | 239 | 19.9 |
| 1975 | Gerard Richardson | 12 | 234 | 19.5 |
| 1976 | Vic Davis | 12 | 223 | 18.6 |
| 1977 | Scot Unger | 22 | 415 | 18.8 |
| 1978 | Tom Kleinschmidt | 12 | 32 | 2.7 |
| Don Popravak | 7 | 153 | 21.9 | |
| 1979 | Dan Whaley | 19 | 394 | 20.7 |
| 1980 | Alan Hill | 12 | 434 | 36.2 |
| 1981 | Alan Hill | 8 | 218 | 27.3 |
| 1982 | Tim Weaver | 12 | 258 | 21.5 |
| 1983 | Tim Weaver | 9 | 135 | 15.0 |
| 1984 | Bart Denning | 15 | 312 | 20.8 |
| 1985 | Jim Hebert | 10 | 221 | 22.1 |
| 1986 | Bart Denning | 16 | 340 | 21.3 |
| 1987 | Jim Hebert | 16 | 358 | 22.4 |
| 1988 | Terry Dickey | 17 | 368 | 21.6 |
| 1989 | Tony Kramer | 11 | 200 | 18.2 |
| 1990 | Terry Dickey | 12 | 253 | 21.1 |
| 1991 | Terry Dickey | 13 | 294 | 22.6 |
| 1992 | Ronnie Hermann | 24 | 577 | 24.0 |
| 1993 | Bradley Hill | 16 | 398 | 24.9 |
| Ronnie Hermann | 16 | 311 | 19.4 | |
| 1994 | Jon Holloway | 18 | 449 | 24.9 |
| 1995 | Jon Holloway | 19 | 415 | 21.8 |
| 1996 | Jon Holloway | 15 | 307 | 20.5 |
| 1997 | Shawn Johnson | 5 | 95 | 19.0 |
| Joe Rogowski | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | |
| 1998 | Rondell Ferguson | 7 | 168 | 24.0 |
| Ryan McGuffey | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | |
| 1999 | Joe Schoen | 18 | 363 | 20.2 |
| 2000 | John Stephens | 16 | 300 | 18.8 |
| 2001 | John Stephens | 25 | 497 | 19.9 |
| 2002 | Jamarcus Shephard | 10 | 277 | 27.7 |
| 2003 | Jamarcus Shephard | 19 | 659 | 34.7 |
| 2004 | Jamarcus Shephard | 13 | 317 | 24.4 |
| 2005 | John Michels | 9 | 196 | 21.8 |
| 2006 | Bryan Mulligan | 10 | 139 | 13.9 |
| 2007 | Chris Gasbarra | 20 | 342 | 17.1 |
| 2008 | Brayden Dahlstrom | 22 | 446 | 20.3 |
| 2009 | P.J. Gbur | 13 | 209 | 16.1 |
| 2010 | Brayden Dahlstrom | 13 | 251 | 19.3 |
| 2011 | Taylor Wagner | 11 | 344 | 31.3 |
| 2012 | Nikko Sansone | 19 | 464 | 24.4 |