| Year | Player | Lng | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gregory Toler (27) | 102 | ARI |
| 2011 | Chris Houston (27) | 100 | DET |
| Darrelle Revis (26) | 100 | NYJ | |
| 2010 | Bryan McCann (23) | 101 | DAL |
| 2009 | Louis Delmas (22) | 101 | DET |
| 2008 | Ed Reed (30) | 107 | BAL |
| 2007 | Brodney Pool (23) | 100 | CLE |
| 2006 | Lito Sheppard (25) | 102 | PHI |
| 2005 | Nick Barnett (24) | 95 | GNB |
| Charles Tillman (24) | 95 | CHI | |
| 2004 | Ed Reed (26) | 106 | BAL |
| 2003 | Marlon McCree (26) | 95 | 2TM |
| 2002 | Artrell Hawkins (26) | 102 | CIN |
| 2001 | Brock Marion (31) | 100 | MIA |
| 2000 | Bryant Westbrook (26) | 101 | DET |
| 1999 | Marcus Coleman (25) | 98 | NYJ |
| 1998 | Eric Turner (30) | 94 | OAK |
| 1997 | Jimmy Hitchcock (27) | 100 | NWE |
| 1996 | Aaron Glenn (24) | 100 | NYJ |
| 1995 | Shaun Gayle (33) | 99 | SDG |
| 1994 | Stanley Richard (27) | 99 | SDG |
| 1993 | Donald Frank (28) | 102 | SDG |
| 1992 | Louis Oliver (26) | 103 | MIA |
| 1991 | Najee Mustafaa (27) | 97 | MIN |
| 1990 | Deion Sanders+ (23) | 82 | ATL |
| 1989 | Erik McMillan (24) | 92 | NYJ |
| 1988 | Walker Lee Ashley (28) | 94 | MIN |
| 1987 | Vencie Glenn (23) | 103 | SDG |
| 1986 | Tory Nixon (24) | 88 | SFO |
| 1985 | Mike Richardson (24) | 90 | CHI |
| 1984 | Gill Byrd (23) | 99 | SDG |
| Tim Lewis (23) | 99 | GNB | |
| 1983 | Jacob Green (26) | 73 | SEA |
| 1982 | Rick Sanford (25) | 99 | NWE |
| 1981 | Louis Breeden (28) | 102 | CIN |
| 1980 | Johnnie Johnson (24) | 99 | RAM |
| 1979 | Ray Griffin (23) | 96 | CIN |
| 1978 | Tom Myers (28) | 97 | NOR |
| 1977 | Gary Barbaro (23) | 102 | KAN |
| 1976 | Tony Greene (27) | 101 | BUF |
| 1975 | Frank LeMaster (23) | 89 | PHI |
| 1974 | Emmitt Thomas+ (31) | 73 | KAN |
| 1973 | Dick Jauron (23) | 95 | DET |
| 1972 | Rudy Redmond (25) | 88 | DET |
| 1971 | Charlie West (25) | 89 | MIN |
| 1970 | Dick Anderson (24) | 86 | MIA |
| 1969 | Doug Hart (30) | 85 | GNB |
| Dave Grayson (30) | 76 | OAK | |
| 1968 | Tom Janik (28) | 100 | BUF |
| Rosey Taylor (31) | 96 | CHI |