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Year-by-Year Fumbles Recovered Leaders
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.
| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | FR | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Vince Young (24) | 7 | TEN |
| Jon Kitna (35) | 7 | DET | |
| 2006 | Jared Allen (24) | 6 | KAN |
| 2005 | David Carr (26) | 6 | HOU |
| Alex Smith (21) | 6 | SFO | |
| 2004 | Jake Plummer (30) | 6 | DEN |
| Aaron Brooks (28) | 6 | NOR | |
| 2003 | Daunte Culpepper (26) | 6 | MIN |
| Chad Pennington (27) | 6 | NYJ | |
| 2002 | David Carr (23) | 12 | HOU |
| 2001 | Kerry Collins (29) | 7 | NYG |
| Daunte Culpepper (24) | 7 | MIN | |
| Stephen Davis (27) | 7 | WAS | |
| Jon Kitna (29) | 7 | CIN | |
| 2000 | Jon Kitna (28) | 9 | SEA |
| 1999 | Brian Griese (24) | 9 | DEN |
| 1998 | Tony Banks (25) | 8 | STL |
| 1997 | Steve McNair (24) | 7 | TEN |
| 1996 | Louis Oliver (30) | 5 | MIA |
| Brett Favre (27) | 5 | GNB | |
| Jeff Hostetler (35) | 5 | OAK | |
| Mark Brunell (26) | 5 | JAX | |
| Scott Mitchell (28) | 5 | DET | |
| 1995 | Stan Humphries (30) | 7 | SDG |
| Dave Krieg (37) | 7 | ARI | |
| 1994 | Jeff George (27) | 6 | ATL |
| 1993 | Craig Erickson (24) | 6 | TAM |
| 1992 | Boomer Esiason (31) | 6 | CIN |
| Dave Krieg (34) | 6 | KAN | |
| 1991 | Jeff Hostetler (30) | 6 | NYG |
| 1990 | Rickey Jackson (32) | 7 | NOR |
| 1989 | Dave Krieg (31) | 9 | SEA |
| 1988 | Dan Marino+ (27) | 8 | MIA |
| 1987 | Warren Moon+ (31) | 6 | HOU |
| Steve Grogan (34) | 6 | NWE | |
| Randall Cunningham (24) | 6 | PHI | |
| 1986 | Neil Lomax (27) | 6 | STL |
| Jack Trudeau (24) | 6 | IND | |
| 1985 | William Gay (30) | 6 | DET |
| Dan Fouts+ (34) | 6 | SDG | |
| 1984 | Warren Moon+ (28) | 7 | HOU |
| 1983 | Greg Pruitt (32) | 7 | RAI |
| 1982 | Ron Jaworski (31) | 4 | PHI |
| Greg Pruitt (31) | 4 | RAI | |
| Clinton Burrell (26) | 4 | CLE | |
| Doug Williams (27) | 4 | TAM | |
| Reggie Williams (28) | 4 | CIN | |
| 1981 | Danny White (29) | 8 | DAL |
| 1980 | Steve Fuller (23) | 7 | KAN |
| 1979 | Jimmy Edwards (27) | 6 | MIN |
| Roger Staubach+ (37) | 6 | DAL | |
| Brian Sipe (30) | 6 | CLE | |
| Jeff Komlo (23) | 6 | DET | |
| Dan Fouts+ (28) | 6 | SDG | |
| 1978 | Fran Tarkenton+ (38) | 7 | MIN |
| 1977 | Joe Ferguson (27) | 7 | BUF |
| 1976 | Jack Lambert+ (24) | 8 | PIT |
| 1975 | Bill Bergey (30) | 6 | PHI |
| 1974 | Gary Huff (23) | 7 | CHI |
| Terry Metcalf (23) | 7 | STL | |
| 1973 | Roman Gabriel (33) | 6 | PHI |
| Steve Preece (26) | 6 | RAM | |
| Ron Smith (30) | 6 | SDG | |
| 1972 | Lyle Alzado (23) | 5 | DEN |
| Dick Anderson (26) | 5 | MIA | |
| Elvin Bethea+ (26) | 5 | HOU | |
| Bobby Douglass (25) | 5 | CHI | |
| 1971 | Bob Griese+ (26) | 6 | MIA |
| 1970 | Alan Page+ (25) | 7 | MIN |
| 1969 | Chuck Walker (28) | 5 | STL |
| Walter Roberts (27) | 5 | WAS | |
| Jack Kemp (34) | 5 | BUF | |
| Roman Gabriel (29) | 5 | RAM | |
| Greg Brezina (23) | 5 | ATL | |
| 1968 | Willis Crenshaw (27) | 5 | STL |
| Lem Barney+ (23) | 5 | DET | |
| Jim Hunt (30) | 4 | BOS | |
| Emerson Boozer (25) | 4 | NYJ | |
| Essex Johnson (22) | 4 | CIN | |
| Willie Porter (22) | 4 | BOS | |
| 1967 | Jack Kemp (32) | 6 | BUF |
| Paul Wiggin (33) | 4 | CLE | |
| Tom Watkins (30) | 4 | DET | |
| Jethro Pugh (23) | 4 | DAL | |
| Gale Sayers+ (24) | 4 | CHI | |
| Spider Lockhart (24) | 4 | NYG | |
| 1966 | Roman Gabriel (26) | 6 | RAM |
| 1965 | Kermit Alexander (24) | 8 | SFO |
| Jack Kemp (30) | 6 | BUF | |
| 1964 | Clarence Childs (26) | 5 | NYG |
| Lionel Aldridge (23) | 5 | GNB | |
| Kermit Alexander (23) | 5 | SFO | |
| Johnny Unitas+ (31) | 5 | BAL | |
| 1963 | Don Hultz (23) | 9 | MIN |
| Babe Parilli (33) | 6 | BOS | |
| 1962 | Ed O'Bradovich (22) | 5 | CHI |
| 1961 | Sam Etcheverry (31) | 6 | STL |
| Bob Dee (28) | 5 | BOS | |
| 1960 | John Roach (27) | 7 | STL |
| Jack Larscheid (27) | 7 | OAK | |
| 1959 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (33) | 5 | PHI |
| George Tarasovic (29) | 5 | PIT | |
| Bill Jobko (24) | 5 | RAM | |
| Bob Toneff (29) | 5 | WAS | |
| 1958 | Billy Ray Barnes (23) | 5 | PHI |
| Frank Gifford+ (28) | 5 | NYG | |
| 1957 | Earl Morrall (23) | 6 | PIT |
| Billy Wells (26) | 6 | 2TM | |
| 1956 | Ed Beatty (24) | 5 | SFO |
| 1955 | Joe Schmidt+ (23) | 8 | DET |
| 1954 | Rob Goode (27) | 6 | WAS |
| 1953 | Barney Poole (30) | 6 | BAL |
| 1952 | Emlen Tunnell+ (27) | 6 | NYG |
| 1951 | Adrian Burk (24) | 5 | PHI |
| 1950 | Gene Roberts (27) | 5 | NYG |
| Joe Perry+ (23) | 5 | SFO | |
| Ray Poole (29) | 5 | NYG | |
| Thurman McGraw (23) | 5 | DET | |
| Tony Adamle (26) | 5 | CLE | |
| Bobby Layne+ (24) | 5 | DET | |
| George Taliaferro (23) | 5 | NYY | |
| Tom Wham (26) | 5 | CRD | |
| Buddy Young (24) | 5 | NYY | |
| Herb Rich (22) | 5 | BAL | |
| 1949 | Bob Gage (21) | 7 | PIT |
| 1948 | Bill Paschal (27) | 5 | BOS |
| George McAfee+ (30) | 5 | CHI | |
| Joe Golding (27) | 5 | BOS | |
| Fred Enke (24) | 5 | DET | |
| Charlie Conerly (27) | 5 | NYG | |
| Bosh Pritchard (29) | 5 | PHI | |
| 1947 | Tommy Thompson (31) | 8 | PHI |
| 1946 | Bill Dudley+ (27) | 7 | PIT |
| 1945 | Paul Christman (27) | 8 | CRD |