| Year | Player | Y/Tch | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jacoby Jones (28) | 18.1 | BAL |
| 2011 | Antonio Brown (25) | 16.6 | PIT |
| 2010 | Stefan Logan (29) | 19.1 | DET |
| 2009 | Ted Ginn Jr. (24) | 17.9 | MIA |
| 2008 | Johnnie Lee Higgins (25) | 17.3 | OAK |
| 2007 | Josh Cribbs (24) | 22.9 | CLE |
| 2006 | Chris Carr (23) | 19.0 | OAK |
| 2005 | Chris Carr (22) | 18.1 | OAK |
| 2004 | Dante Hall (26) | 18.0 | KAN |
| 2003 | Allen Rossum (28) | 18.2 | ATL |
| 2002 | Michael Lewis (31) | 21.5 | NOR |
| 2001 | Steve Smith (22) | 19.2 | CAR |
| 2000 | MarTay Jenkins (25) | 23.8 | ARI |
| 1999 | Tim Dwight (24) | 18.4 | ATL |
| 1998 | Roell Preston (26) | 18.6 | GNB |
| 1997 | Kevin Williams (26) | 18.3 | ARI |
| 1996 | Tyrone Hughes (26) | 19.4 | NOR |
| 1995 | Tamarick Vanover (21) | 17.1 | KAN |
| 1994 | Kevin Williams (23) | 16.8 | DAL |
| 1993 | Jerry Rice+ (31) | 15.6 | SFO |
| 1992 | Kelvin Martin (27) | 14.1 | DAL |
| 1991 | Haywood Jeffires (27) | 11.8 | HOU |
| 1990 | Jerry Rice+ (28) | 14.7 | SFO |
| 1989 | Anthony Miller (24) | 18.1 | SDG |
| 1988 | Tim Brown (22) | 15.8 | RAI |
| 1987 | Lionel James (25) | 11.1 | SDG |
| 1986 | Vai Sikahema (24) | 14.4 | STL |
| 1985 | Louis Lipps (23) | 16.6 | PIT |
| 1984 | Louis Lipps (22) | 15.7 | PIT |
| 1983 | Greg Pruitt (32) | 12.3 | RAI |
| 1982 | Dwight Clark (25) | 15.2 | SFO |
| 1981 | Stump Mitchell (22) | 14.5 | STL |
| 1980 | Bruce Harper (25) | 12.0 | NYJ |
| 1979 | Tony Nathan (23) | 15.1 | MIA |
| 1978 | Tony Green (22) | 14.5 | WAS |
| 1977 | Eddie Brown (25) | 14.3 | WAS |
| 1976 | Billy Johnson (24) | 12.7 | HOU |
| 1975 | Rick Upchurch (23) | 19.1 | DEN |
| 1974 | Billy Johnson (22) | 17.9 | HOU |
| 1973 | Mack Herron (25) | 12.5 | NWE |
| 1972 | Joe Dawkins (24) | 9.5 | DEN |
| 1971 | Dave Hampton (24) | 14.3 | GNB |
| 1970 | Alvin Haymond (28) | 15.9 | RAM |
| 1969 | Jerry LeVias (23) | 16.1 | HOU |
| Dave Hampton (22) | 9.9 | GNB | |
| 1968 | Roy Jefferson (25) | 15.3 | PIT |
| Floyd Little+ (26) | 8.0 | DEN | |
| 1967 | Doug Cunningham (22) | 12.4 | SFO |
| Joe Auer (26) | 9.0 | MIA | |
| 1966 | Emerson Boozer (23) | 9.5 | NYJ |