| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Yds | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sam Shields (25) | 52 | GNB |
| 2011 | Dashon Goldson (27) | 41 | SFO |
| 2010 | Tramon Williams (27) | 79 | GNB |
| 2009 | Tracy Porter (23) | 100 | NOR |
| 2008 | James Harrison (30) | 100 | PIT |
| 2007 | Marcus Trufant (27) | 78 | SEA |
| 2006 | Asante Samuel (25) | 75 | NWE |
| 2005 | Champ Bailey (27) | 100 | DEN |
| 2004 | Reggie Tongue (31) | 108 | NYJ |
| 2003 | Will Demps (24) | 56 | BAL |
| 2002 | Ronde Barber (27) | 117 | TAM |
| 2001 | Damon Moore (25) | 77 | PHI |
| 2000 | Tory James (27) | 98 | OAK |
| 1999 | Brock Marion (29) | 31 | MIA |
| 1998 | Darrien Gordon (28) | 156 | DEN |
| 1997 | Eugene Robinson (34) | 75 | GNB |
| 1996 | Eugene Daniel (35) | 59 | IND |
| 1995 | Larry Brown (26) | 105 | DAL |
| 1994 | Eric Davis (26) | 44 | SFO |
| 1993 | George Teague (22) | 101 | GNB |
| 1992 | Bubba McDowell (26) | 58 | HOU |
| 1991 | Kurt Gouveia (27) | 67 | WAS |
| 1990 | Michael Carter (30) | 61 | SFO |
| 1989 | Ronnie Lott+ (30) | 72 | SFO |
| 1988 | Mark Kelso (25) | 53 | BUF |
| 1987 | Mark Haynes (29) | 57 | DEN |
| 1986 | Mike Richardson (25) | 43 | CHI |
| 1985 | Fred Marion (26) | 69 | NWE |
| 1984 | John Harris (28) | 45 | SEA |
| 1983 | LeRoy Irvin (26) | 94 | RAM |
| 1982 | Darrol Ray (24) | 98 | NYJ |
| 1981 | Dennis Thurman (25) | 50 | DAL |
| 1980 | Lester Hayes (25) | 45 | OAK |
| 1979 | Vernon Perry (26) | 75 | HOU |
| 1978 | Thomas Henderson (25) | 68 | DAL |
| 1977 | Bruce Laird (27) | 61 | BAL |
| 1976 | Willie Brown+ (36) | 75 | OAK |
| 1975 | Bill Simpson (24) | 120 | RAM |
| 1974 | Isiah Robertson (25) | 59 | RAM |
| 1973 | Bobby Bryant (29) | 63 | MIN |
| 1972 | Jake Scott (27) | 63 | MIA |
| 1971 | Chuck Howley (35) | 67 | DAL |
| 1970 | Willie Brown+ (30) | 50 | OAK |
| 1969 | Walt Sumner (22) | 88 | CLE |
| 1968 | George Atkinson (21) | 32 | OAK |
| 1967 | Herb Adderley+ (28) | 75 | GNB |
| 1966 | Johnny Robinson (28) | 72 | KAN |
| 1965 | Butch Byrd (24) | 24 | BUF |
| 1964 | Don Shinnick (29) | 14 | BAL |
| 1963 | Larry Morris (30) | 61 | CHI |
| 1962 | Johnny Robinson (24) | 50 | DTX |
| 1961 | Bud Whitehead (22) | 45 | SDG |
| 1960 | Bobby Gordon (25) | 27 | HOU |