| Year | Player | Y/C | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cam Newton (23) | 13.8 | CAR |
| 2011 | Matt Schaub (30) | 13.9 | HOU |
| 2010 | Ben Roethlisberger (28) | 13.3 | PIT |
| 2009 | Philip Rivers (28) | 13.4 | SDG |
| 2008 | Jake Delhomme (33) | 13.4 | CAR |
| 2007 | Derek Anderson (24) | 12.7 | CLE |
| 2006 | Donovan McNabb (30) | 14.7 | PHI |
| 2005 | Ben Roethlisberger (23) | 14.2 | PIT |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning (28) | 13.6 | IND |
| 2003 | Steve McNair (30) | 12.9 | TEN |
| 2002 | Patrick Ramsey (23) | 13.2 | WAS |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner (30) | 12.9 | STL |
| 2000 | Kurt Warner (29) | 14.6 | STL |
| 1999 | Jeff George (32) | 14.7 | MIN |
| 1998 | Chris Chandler (33) | 16.6 | ATL |
| 1997 | Jake Plummer (23) | 14.0 | ARI |
| 1996 | Tony Banks (23) | 13.3 | STL |
| 1995 | Gus Frerotte (24) | 13.8 | WAS |
| 1994 | Heath Shuler (23) | 13.8 | WAS |
| Jeff Blake (24) | 13.8 | CIN | |
| 1993 | Vinny Testaverde (30) | 13.8 | CLE |
| 1992 | Dave Krieg (34) | 13.5 | KAN |
| 1991 | Mark Rypien (29) | 14.3 | WAS |
| 1990 | Jay Schroeder (29) | 15.7 | RAI |
| 1989 | Bob Gagliano (31) | 14.3 | DET |
| 1988 | Jay Schroeder (27) | 16.3 | RAI |
| 1987 | Warren Moon+ (31) | 15.3 | HOU |
| 1986 | Jim Plunkett (39) | 14.9 | RAI |
| Jay Schroeder (25) | 14.9 | WAS | |
| 1985 | Bruce Mathison (26) | 14.5 | BUF |
| 1984 | Mark Malone (26) | 14.5 | PIT |
| 1983 | Lynn Dickey (34) | 15.4 | GNB |
| 1982 | Lynn Dickey (33) | 14.4 | GNB |
| 1981 | Eric Hipple (24) | 16.8 | DET |
| 1980 | Terry Bradshaw+ (32) | 15.3 | PIT |
| 1979 | Steve Grogan (26) | 16.0 | NWE |
| 1978 | Matt Robinson (23) | 16.1 | NYJ |
| 1977 | Jim Zorn (24) | 16.2 | SEA |
| 1976 | Steve Ramsey (28) | 15.1 | DEN |
| 1975 | Joe Namath+ (32) | 14.6 | NYJ |
| 1974 | Dan Fouts+ (23) | 15.1 | SDG |
| 1973 | Bob Lee (28) | 14.9 | ATL |
| John Hadl (33) | 14.9 | RAM | |
| 1972 | Joe Namath+ (29) | 17.4 | NYJ |
| 1971 | Greg Landry (25) | 16.4 | DET |
| 1970 | Craig Morton (27) | 17.8 | DAL |
| 1969 | Greg Cook (23) | 17.5 | CIN |
| Craig Morton (26) | 16.2 | DAL | |
| 1968 | Marlin Briscoe (23) | 17.1 | DEN |
| Earl Morrall (34) | 16.0 | BAL |