| Year | Player | Yds | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Anquan Boldin (32) | 380 | BAL |
| 2011 | Hakeem Nicks (23) | 444 | NYG |
| 2010 | Greg Jennings (27) | 303 | GNB |
| 2009 | Pierre Garcon (23) | 251 | IND |
| 2008 | Larry Fitzgerald (25) | 546 | ARI |
| 2007 | Vincent Jackson (24) | 300 | SDG |
| 2006 | Dallas Clark (27) | 317 | IND |
| 2005 | Steve Smith (26) | 335 | CAR |
| 2004 | Deion Branch (25) | 264 | NWE |
| 2003 | Steve Smith (24) | 404 | CAR |
| 2002 | Jerry Porter (24) | 237 | OAK |
| 2001 | Troy Brown (30) | 253 | NWE |
| 2000 | Willie Jackson (29) | 267 | NOR |
| 1999 | Isaac Bruce (27) | 317 | STL |
| 1998 | Tony Martin (33) | 271 | ATL |
| 1997 | Antonio Freeman (25) | 308 | GNB |
| 1996 | Keenan McCardell (26) | 197 | JAX |
| 1995 | Robert Brooks (25) | 281 | GNB |
| 1994 | Michael Irvin+ (28) | 303 | DAL |
| 1993 | Sterling Sharpe (28) | 229 | GNB |
| 1992 | Andre Reed (28) | 313 | BUF |
| 1991 | Gary Clark (29) | 255 | WAS |
| 1990 | James Lofton+ (34) | 323 | BUF |
| 1989 | Jerry Rice+ (27) | 317 | SFO |
| 1988 | Jerry Rice+ (26) | 409 | SFO |
| 1987 | Anthony Carter (27) | 391 | MIN |
| 1986 | Art Monk+ (29) | 241 | WAS |
| 1985 | Willie Gault (25) | 253 | CHI |
| 1984 | Dwight Clark (27) | 272 | SFO |
| 1983 | Charlie Brown (25) | 401 | WAS |
| 1982 | Wesley Walker (27) | 314 | NYJ |
| 1981 | Dwight Clark (24) | 269 | SFO |
| 1980 | Charlie Joiner+ (33) | 213 | SDG |
| 1979 | John Stallworth+ (27) | 259 | PIT |
| 1978 | John Stallworth+ (26) | 288 | PIT |
| 1977 | Haven Moses (31) | 234 | DEN |
| 1976 | Fred Biletnikoff+ (33) | 216 | OAK |
| 1975 | Preston Pearson (30) | 253 | DAL |
| 1974 | Cliff Branch (26) | 270 | OAK |
| 1973 | Paul Warfield+ (31) | 155 | MIA |
| 1972 | Charley Taylor+ (31) | 182 | WAS |
| 1971 | Paul Warfield+ (29) | 304 | MIA |
| 1970 | Eddie Hinton (23) | 252 | BAL |
| 1969 | Gene Washington (25) | 219 | MIN |
| 1968 | Fred Biletnikoff+ (25) | 370 | OAK |
| 1967 | Carroll Dale (29) | 196 | GNB |
| 1966 | Carroll Dale (28) | 187 | GNB |
| 1965 | Carroll Dale (27) | 123 | GNB |
| 1964 | Gary Collins (24) | 130 | CLE |
| 1963 | Gino Cappelletti (29) | 181 | BOS |