| Year | Player | TD | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Frank Gore (29) | 4 | SFO |
| 2011 | Arian Foster (25) | 3 | HOU |
| 2010 | Rashard Mendenhall (23) | 4 | PIT |
| 2009 | Adrian Peterson (24) | 3 | MIN |
| 2008 | Willis McGahee (27) | 2 | BAL |
| Willie Parker (28) | 2 | PIT | |
| Adrian Peterson (23) | 2 | MIN | |
| Gary Russell (22) | 2 | PIT | |
| Darren Sproles (25) | 2 | SDG | |
| 2007 | Ryan Grant (25) | 3 | GNB |
| Brandon Jacobs (25) | 3 | NYG | |
| Laurence Maroney (22) | 3 | NWE | |
| 2006 | Thomas Jones (28) | 4 | CHI |
| 2005 | Mike Anderson (32) | 3 | DEN |
| Jerome Bettis (33) | 3 | PIT | |
| 2004 | Warrick Dunn (29) | 3 | ATL |
| 2003 | Edgerrin James (25) | 3 | IND |
| Shaun Alexander (26) | 3 | SEA | |
| 2002 | Mike Alstott (29) | 4 | TAM |
| 2001 | Amos Zereoue (25) | 3 | PIT |
| Marshall Faulk+ (28) | 3 | STL | |
| 2000 | Jamal Lewis (21) | 4 | BAL |
| 1999 | Eddie George (26) | 3 | TEN |
| Steve McNair (26) | 3 | TEN | |
| 1998 | Curtis Martin+ (25) | 3 | NYJ |
| Mario Bates (25) | 3 | ARI | |
| Terrell Davis (26) | 3 | DEN | |
| 1997 | Terrell Davis (25) | 8 | DEN |
| 1996 | Curtis Martin+ (23) | 5 | NWE |
| 1995 | Emmitt Smith+ (26) | 6 | DAL |
| 1994 | William Floyd (22) | 4 | SFO |
| 1993 | Ricky Watters (24) | 6 | SFO |
| 1992 | Emmitt Smith+ (23) | 3 | DAL |
| 1991 | Gerald Riggs (31) | 6 | WAS |
| 1990 | Thurman Thomas+ (24) | 4 | BUF |
| 1989 | Roger Craig (29) | 3 | SFO |
| 1988 | Ickey Woods (22) | 3 | CIN |
| 1987 | Timmy Smith (23) | 2 | WAS |
| Gene Lang (25) | 2 | DEN | |
| Earnest Byner (25) | 2 | CLE | |
| 1986 | Joe Morris (26) | 4 | NYG |
| 1985 | Jim McMahon (26) | 3 | CHI |
| 1984 | John Riggins+ (35) | 2 | WAS |
| Frank Pollard (27) | 2 | PIT | |
| Tony Nathan (28) | 2 | MIA | |
| 1983 | John Riggins+ (34) | 6 | WAS |
| 1982 | John Riggins+ (33) | 4 | WAS |
| 1981 | Joe Cribbs (23) | 3 | BUF |
| 1980 | Mark van Eeghen (28) | 3 | OAK |
| Wilbert Montgomery (26) | 3 | PHI |