| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Lng | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jacoby Jones (28) | 108 | BAL |
| 2011 | Danieal Manning (29) | 60 | HOU |
| 2010 | Eric Weems (25) | 102 | ATL |
| 2009 | Courtney Roby (26) | 61 | NOR |
| 2008 | Ahmad Bradshaw (22) | 65 | NYG |
| 2007 | Maurice Jones-Drew (22) | 96 | JAX |
| 2006 | Miles Austin (22) | 93 | DAL |
| 2005 | Charlie Adams (26) | 47 | DEN |
| 2004 | J.R. Reed (22) | 48 | PHI |
| 2003 | Dante Hall (25) | 92 | KAN |
| 2002 | Brian Mitchell (34) | 70 | PHI |
| Chad Morton (25) | 70 | NYJ | |
| 2001 | Chad Morton (24) | 46 | NYJ |
| 2000 | Ron Dixon (24) | 97 | NYG |
| 1999 | Brian Mitchell (31) | 100 | WAS |
| 1998 | Tim Dwight (23) | 94 | ATL |
| 1997 | Chuck Levy (25) | 95 | SFO |
| 1996 | Desmond Howard (26) | 99 | GNB |
| 1995 | Antonio Freeman (23) | 42 | GNB |
| 1994 | Andre Coleman (22) | 98 | SDG |
| 1993 | Steve Tasker (31) | 67 | BUF |
| 1992 | Marc Logan (27) | 50 | SFO |
| 1991 | Mel J. Gray (30) | 55 | DET |
| 1990 | Johnny Bailey (23) | 44 | CHI |
| Marc Logan (25) | 44 | MIA | |
| 1989 | Eric Metcalf (21) | 90 | CLE |
| 1988 | Stanford Jennings (26) | 93 | CIN |
| 1987 | Dennis Gentry (28) | 49 | CHI |
| 1986 | Dennis Gentry (27) | 60 | CHI |
| 1985 | Bobby Humphery (24) | 50 | NYJ |
| 1984 | Kenny Hill (26) | 51 | NYG |
| 1983 | Zachary Dixon (27) | 59 | SEA |
| 1982 | Fulton Walker (24) | 98 | MIA |
| 1981 | Amos Lawrence (23) | 47 | SFO |
| 1980 | Mike T. Smith (22) | 39 | ATL |
| 1979 | Larry Anderson (23) | 45 | PIT |
| 1978 | Raymond Clayborn (23) | 47 | NWE |
| 1977 | Marshall Johnson (25) | 87 | BAL |
| 1976 | Theo Bell (23) | 60 | PIT |
| 1975 | Terry Metcalf (24) | 67 | STL |
| 1974 | Nat Moore (23) | 89 | MIA |
| 1973 | Charlie Leigh (28) | 52 | MIA |
| 1972 | Vic Washington (26) | 97 | SFO |
| 1971 | Ed Podolak (24) | 78 | KAN |
| 1970 | Jim Duncan (24) | 30 | BAL |
| 1969 | George Atkinson (22) | 52 | OAK |
| 1968 | Clint Jones (23) | 35 | MIN |
| Earl Christy (25) | 35 | NYJ | |
| 1967 | Dave Grayson (28) | 47 | OAK |
| 1966 | Bert Coan (26) | 35 | KAN |
| 1965 | Speedy Duncan (23) | 49 | SDG |
| 1964 | Speedy Duncan (22) | 72 | SDG |
| 1963 | Elbert Dubenion (30) | 62 | BUF |
| 1962 | Bobby Jancik (22) | 48 | HOU |
| 1961 | Paul Lowe (25) | 27 | SDG |
| 1960 | Ted Dean (22) | 58 | PHI |