| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Y/Tch | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jacoby Jones (28) | 18.1 | BAL |
| 2011 | Antonio Brown (25) | 16.6 | PIT |
| 2010 | Stefan Logan (29) | 19.1 | DET |
| 2009 | Ted Ginn Jr. (24) | 17.9 | MIA |
| 2008 | Johnnie Lee Higgins (25) | 17.3 | OAK |
| 2007 | Josh Cribbs (24) | 22.9 | CLE |
| 2006 | Chris Carr (23) | 19.0 | OAK |
| 2005 | Chris Carr (22) | 18.1 | OAK |
| 2004 | Dante Hall (26) | 18.0 | KAN |
| 2003 | Allen Rossum (28) | 18.2 | ATL |
| 2002 | Michael Lewis (31) | 21.5 | NOR |
| 2001 | Steve Smith (22) | 19.2 | CAR |
| 2000 | MarTay Jenkins (25) | 23.8 | ARI |
| 1999 | Tim Dwight (24) | 18.4 | ATL |
| 1998 | Roell Preston (26) | 18.6 | GNB |
| 1997 | Kevin Williams (26) | 18.3 | ARI |
| 1996 | Tyrone Hughes (26) | 19.4 | NOR |
| 1995 | Tamarick Vanover (21) | 17.1 | KAN |
| 1994 | Kevin Williams (23) | 16.8 | DAL |
| 1993 | Jerry Rice+ (31) | 15.6 | SFO |
| 1992 | Kelvin Martin (27) | 14.1 | DAL |
| 1991 | Haywood Jeffires (27) | 11.8 | HOU |
| 1990 | Jerry Rice+ (28) | 14.7 | SFO |
| 1989 | Anthony Miller (24) | 18.1 | SDG |
| 1988 | Tim Brown (22) | 15.8 | RAI |
| 1987 | Lionel James (25) | 11.1 | SDG |
| 1986 | Vai Sikahema (24) | 14.4 | STL |
| 1985 | Louis Lipps (23) | 16.6 | PIT |
| 1984 | Louis Lipps (22) | 15.7 | PIT |
| 1983 | Greg Pruitt (32) | 12.3 | RAI |
| 1982 | Dwight Clark (25) | 15.2 | SFO |
| 1981 | Stump Mitchell (22) | 14.5 | STL |
| 1980 | Bruce Harper (25) | 12.0 | NYJ |
| 1979 | Tony Nathan (23) | 15.1 | MIA |
| 1978 | Tony Green (22) | 14.5 | WAS |
| 1977 | Eddie Brown (25) | 14.3 | WAS |
| 1976 | Billy Johnson (24) | 12.7 | HOU |
| 1975 | Rick Upchurch (23) | 19.1 | DEN |
| 1974 | Billy Johnson (22) | 17.9 | HOU |
| 1973 | Mack Herron (25) | 12.5 | NWE |
| 1972 | Joe Dawkins (24) | 9.5 | DEN |
| 1971 | Dave Hampton (24) | 14.3 | GNB |
| 1970 | Alvin Haymond (28) | 15.9 | RAM |
| 1969 | Jerry LeVias (23) | 16.1 | HOU |
| Dave Hampton (22) | 9.9 | GNB | |
| 1968 | Roy Jefferson (25) | 15.3 | PIT |
| Floyd Little+ (26) | 8.0 | DEN | |
| 1967 | Doug Cunningham (22) | 12.4 | SFO |
| Joe Auer (26) | 9.0 | MIA | |
| 1966 | Emerson Boozer (23) | 9.5 | NYJ |
| Charley Taylor+ (25) | 9.2 | WAS | |
| 1965 | Abner Haynes (28) | 12.2 | DEN |
| Gale Sayers+ (22) | 9.8 | CHI | |
| 1964 | Charley Hennigan (29) | 15.3 | HOU |
| Clarence Childs (26) | 13.5 | NYG | |
| 1963 | Dick James (29) | 10.4 | WAS |
| Ed Rutkowski (22) | 9.9 | BUF | |
| 1962 | Bobby Mitchell+ (27) | 20.4 | WAS |
| Larry Garron (25) | 12.1 | BOS | |
| 1961 | Al Frazier (26) | 15.5 | DEN |
| Timmy Brown (24) | 15.2 | PHI | |
| 1960 | Al Carmichael (32) | 13.7 | DEN |
| Lenny Moore+ (27) | 9.7 | BAL | |
| 1959 | Tommy McDonald+ (25) | 14.8 | PHI |
| 1958 | Jimmy Sears (27) | 14.3 | CRD |
| 1957 | Al Carmichael (29) | 11.2 | GNB |
| 1956 | Al Carmichael (28) | 14.9 | GNB |
| 1955 | Joe Arenas (30) | 11.1 | SFO |
| 1954 | Doak Walker+ (27) | 14.4 | DET |
| 1953 | Al Carmichael (25) | 10.9 | GNB |
| 1952 | Ray Mathews (23) | 11.7 | PIT |
| 1951 | Joe Arenas (26) | 13.1 | SFO |
| 1950 | Vitamin Smith (27) | 13.4 | RAM |
| 1949 | Dan Sandifer (22) | 13.3 | WAS |
| Buddy Young (23) | 10.7 | NYY | |
| 1948 | Joe Scott (22) | 11.7 | NYG |
| Billy Hillenbrand (26) | 11.2 | BCL | |
| 1947 | Eddie Saenz (25) | 13.4 | WAS |
| Ray Ramsey (26) | 13.2 | CHR | |
| 1946 | Chuck Fenenbock (29) | 13.5 | LAD |
| Bosh Pritchard (27) | 11.3 | PHI | |
| 1945 | Steve Bagarus (26) | 12.7 | WAS |
| 1944 | Don Hutson+ (31) | 13.6 | GNB |
| 1943 | Don Hutson+ (30) | 15.4 | GNB |
| 1942 | Don Hutson+ (29) | 15.8 | GNB |
| 1941 | George McAfee+ (23) | 11.9 | CHI |
| 1940 | Dick Todd (26) | 8.4 | WAS |
| 1939 | Joe Maniaci (25) | 7.1 | CHI |
| 1938 | Cecil Isbell (23) | 6.1 | GNB |
| 1937 | Jack Manders (28) | 6.0 | CHI |
| Ernie Caddel (26) | 6.0 | DET | |
| 1936 | Ernie Caddel (25) | 6.6 | DET |
| 1935 | Ernie Caddel (24) | 6.4 | DET |
| 1934 | Beattie Feathers (26) | 9.4 | CHI |
| 1933 | Cliff Battles+ (23) | 6.3 | BOS |
| 1932 | Bob Campiglio (62) | 5.3 | SIS |