| Year | Player | Yds | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sam Koch (30) | 1,013 | BAL |
| 2011 | Steve Weatherford (29) | 999 | NYG |
| 2010 | Tim Masthay (23) | 723 | GNB |
| 2009 | Thomas Morstead (23) | 618 | NOR |
| 2008 | Sam Koch (26) | 845 | BAL |
| 2007 | Jeff Feagles (41) | 767 | NYG |
| 2006 | Brad Maynard (32) | 800 | CHI |
| 2005 | Chris Gardocki (35) | 789 | PIT |
| 2004 | Josh Miller (34) | 672 | NWE |
| 2003 | Todd Sauerbrun (30) | 910 | CAR |
| 2002 | Tom Tupa (36) | 598 | TAM |
| 2001 | Ken Walter (29) | 619 | NWE |
| 2000 | Kyle Richardson (27) | 1,318 | BAL |
| 1999 | Craig Hentrich (28) | 877 | TEN |
| 1998 | Tom Rouen (30) | 449 | DEN |
| 1997 | Tom Rouen (29) | 619 | DEN |
| 1996 | Tom Tupa (30) | 904 | NWE |
| 1995 | Chris Gardocki (25) | 606 | IND |
| 1994 | Bryan Wagner (32) | 474 | SDG |
| 1993 | Bryan Barker (29) | 739 | KAN |
| 1992 | John Kidd (31) | 587 | SDG |
| 1991 | Chris Mohr (25) | 614 | BUF |
| 1990 | Kelly Goodburn (28) | 474 | WAS |
| 1989 | Dale Hatcher (26) | 600 | RAM |
| 1988 | Lee Johnson (27) | 718 | CIN |
| 1987 | Steve Cox (29) | 632 | WAS |
| 1986 | Steve Cox (28) | 806 | WAS |
| 1985 | Rich Camarillo (26) | 889 | NWE |
| 1984 | Jeff West (31) | 561 | SEA |
| 1983 | Ray Guy (34) | 615 | RAI |
| 1982 | Tom Orosz (23) | 732 | MIA |
| 1981 | Jim Miller (24) | 498 | SFO |
| 1980 | Ray Guy (31) | 1,155 | OAK |
| 1979 | Ken Clark (31) | 609 | RAM |
| 1978 | Cliff Parsley (24) | 631 | HOU |
| 1977 | Danny White (25) | 612 | DAL |
| 1976 | Neil Clabo (24) | 822 | MIN |
| 1975 | Mitch Hoopes (22) | 615 | DAL |
| 1974 | Mike Eischeid (34) | 649 | MIN |
| 1973 | Mike Eischeid (33) | 532 | MIN |
| 1972 | Larry Seiple (27) | 653 | MIA |
| 1971 | Ron Widby (26) | 715 | DAL |
| 1970 | Ron Widby (25) | 976 | DAL |
| 1969 | Jerrel Wilson (28) | 738 | KAN |
| 1968 | Curley Johnson (33) | 570 | NYJ |
| 1967 | Donny Anderson (24) | 627 | GNB |
| 1966 | Jerrel Wilson (25) | 571 | KAN |
| 1965 | Tom Gilburg (27) | 330 | BAL |
| 1964 | Paul Maguire (26) | 234 | BUF |
| 1963 | Tom Yewcic (31) | 554 | BOS |