| Year | Player | Y/Rt | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Percy Harvin (24) | 35.9 | MIN |
| 2011 | Percy Harvin (23) | 32.5 | MIN |
| 2010 | David Reed (23) | 29.3 | BAL |
| 2009 | Bernard Scott (25) | 31.5 | CIN |
| 2008 | Danieal Manning (26) | 29.7 | CHI |
| 2007 | Josh Cribbs (24) | 30.7 | CLE |
| 2006 | Justin Miller (22) | 28.3 | NYJ |
| 2005 | Terrence McGee (25) | 30.2 | BUF |
| 2004 | Derrick Ward (24) | 27.3 | NYG |
| 2003 | Najeh Davenport (24) | 31.6 | GNB |
| 2002 | MarTay Jenkins (27) | 28.0 | ARI |
| 2001 | Ronney Jenkins (24) | 26.6 | SDG |
| 2000 | Darrick Vaughn (22) | 27.7 | ATL |
| 1999 | Tony Horne (23) | 29.7 | STL |
| 1998 | Terry Fair (22) | 28.0 | DET |
| 1997 | Michael Bates (28) | 27.3 | CAR |
| 1996 | Michael Bates (27) | 30.2 | CAR |
| 1995 | Ron Carpenter (25) | 27.7 | NYJ |
| 1994 | Mel J. Gray (33) | 28.4 | DET |
| 1993 | Corey Harris (24) | 30.1 | GNB |
| 1992 | Jon Vaughn (22) | 28.2 | NWE |
| 1991 | Mel J. Gray (30) | 25.8 | DET |
| 1990 | Kevin Clark (26) | 25.3 | DEN |
| 1989 | Rod Woodson+ (24) | 27.3 | PIT |
| 1988 | Tim Brown (22) | 26.8 | RAI |
| 1987 | Sylvester Stamps (26) | 27.5 | ATL |
| 1986 | Dennis Gentry (27) | 28.8 | CHI |
| 1985 | Ron J. Brown (24) | 32.8 | RAM |
| 1984 | Bobby Humphery (23) | 30.7 | NYJ |
| 1983 | Fulton Walker (25) | 26.7 | MIA |
| 1982 | Mike Mosley (24) | 27.1 | BUF |
| 1981 | Mike Nelms (26) | 29.7 | WAS |
| 1980 | Horace Ivory (26) | 27.6 | NWE |
| 1979 | Larry Brunson (30) | 25.9 | OAK |
| 1978 | Steve Odom (26) | 27.1 | GNB |
| 1977 | Raymond Clayborn (22) | 31.0 | NWE |
| 1976 | Duriel Harris (22) | 32.9 | MIA |
| 1975 | Walter Payton+ (21) | 31.7 | CHI |
| 1974 | Terry Metcalf (23) | 31.2 | STL |
| 1973 | Carl Garrett (26) | 30.4 | CHI |
| 1972 | Ron Smith (29) | 30.8 | CHI |
| 1971 | Travis Williams (25) | 29.7 | RAM |
| 1970 | Jim Duncan (24) | 35.4 | BAL |
| 1969 | Bobby Williams (27) | 33.1 | DET |
| Bill Thompson (23) | 28.5 | DEN | |
| 1968 | Preston Pearson (23) | 35.1 | BAL |
| George Atkinson (21) | 25.1 | OAK | |
| 1967 | Travis Williams (21) | 41.1 | GNB |
| Zeke Moore (24) | 28.9 | HOU | |
| 1966 | Gale Sayers+ (23) | 31.2 | CHI |