| Year | Player | Rt | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Darius Reynaud (27) | 84 | TEN |
| 2011 | Brandon Tate (24) | 93 | CIN |
| 2010 | Danny Amendola (25) | 90 | STL |
| 2009 | Danny Amendola (24) | 97 | STL |
| 2008 | Will Blackmon (24) | 91 | GNB |
| 2007 | Steve Breaston (24) | 104 | ARI |
| 2006 | Chris Carr (23) | 104 | OAK |
| 2005 | Chris Carr (22) | 107 | OAK |
| Dante Hall (27) | 107 | KAN | |
| 2004 | B.J. Sams (24) | 114 | BAL |
| 2003 | Allen Rossum (28) | 101 | ATL |
| 2002 | Michael Lewis (31) | 114 | NOR |
| 2001 | Steve Smith (22) | 90 | CAR |
| 2000 | Glyn Milburn (29) | 98 | CHI |
| 1999 | Tamarick Vanover (25) | 95 | KAN |
| 1998 | Brian Mitchell (30) | 103 | WAS |
| 1997 | Glyn Milburn (26) | 102 | DET |
| 1996 | Tyrone Hughes (26) | 100 | NOR |
| 1995 | Tamarick Vanover (21) | 94 | KAN |
| Tyrone Hughes (25) | 94 | NOR | |
| 1994 | Brian Mitchell (26) | 90 | WAS |
| 1993 | Clarence Verdin (30) | 80 | IND |
| 1992 | Vai Sikahema (30) | 66 | PHI |
| Kelvin Martin (27) | 66 | DAL | |
| 1991 | Rod Harris (25) | 81 | PHI |
| 1990 | Mel J. Gray (29) | 75 | DET |
| 1989 | Vai Sikahema (27) | 80 | PHO |
| 1988 | Tim Brown (22) | 90 | RAI |
| 1987 | Vai Sikahema (25) | 78 | STL |
| 1986 | Gerald McNeil (24) | 87 | CLE |
| 1985 | Fulton Walker (27) | 83 | 2TM |
| 1984 | Mike Nelms (29) | 91 | WAS |
| 1983 | Greg Pruitt (32) | 89 | RAI |
| 1982 | Mike Nelms (27) | 55 | WAS |
| 1981 | Stump Mitchell (22) | 97 | STL |
| 1980 | Eddie Payton (29) | 87 | MIN |
| 1979 | Nesby Glasgow (22) | 94 | BAL |
| 1978 | Kevin Miller (23) | 88 | MIN |
| 1977 | Eddie Brown (25) | 91 | WAS |
| 1976 | Eddie Brown (24) | 78 | WAS |
| 1975 | Larry Jones (24) | 100 | WAS |
| 1974 | Howard Stevens (24) | 70 | NOR |
| 1973 | Mack Herron (25) | 68 | NWE |
| 1972 | Bruce Laird (22) | 63 | BAL |
| 1971 | Willie Belton (23) | 58 | ATL |
| 1970 | Alvin Haymond (28) | 88 | RAM |
| 1969 | Jerry LeVias (23) | 73 | HOU |
| Bob Campbell (22) | 54 | PIT | |
| 1968 | Chuck Latourette (23) | 74 | STL |
| George Atkinson (21) | 68 | OAK |