| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | AY/A | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Colin Kaepernick (25) | 8.62 | SFO |
| 2011 | Aaron Rodgers (28) | 10.50 | GNB |
| 2010 | Tom Brady (33) | 9.02 | NWE |
| 2009 | Philip Rivers (28) | 9.07 | SDG |
| 2008 | Philip Rivers (27) | 8.77 | SDG |
| 2007 | Tom Brady (30) | 9.42 | NWE |
| 2006 | Donovan McNabb (30) | 8.66 | PHI |
| 2005 | Ben Roethlisberger (23) | 8.66 | PIT |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning (28) | 10.24 | IND |
| 2003 | Steve McNair (30) | 8.45 | TEN |
| 2002 | Marc Bulger (25) | 8.58 | STL |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner (30) | 8.35 | STL |
| 2000 | Trent Green (30) | 8.99 | STL |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner (28) | 9.19 | STL |
| 1998 | Chris Chandler (33) | 9.52 | ATL |
| 1997 | Steve Young+ (36) | 8.82 | SFO |
| 1996 | Steve Young+ (35) | 7.66 | SFO |
| 1995 | Jim Harbaugh (32) | 8.57 | IND |
| 1994 | Steve Young+ (33) | 9.15 | SFO |
| 1993 | Steve Young+ (32) | 8.40 | SFO |
| 1992 | Steve Young+ (31) | 9.08 | SFO |
| 1991 | Steve Young+ (30) | 8.95 | SFO |
| 1990 | Jay Schroeder (29) | 8.46 | RAI |
| 1989 | Joe Montana+ (33) | 9.54 | SFO |
| 1988 | Boomer Esiason (27) | 9.03 | CIN |
| 1987 | Bernie Kosar (24) | 7.89 | CLE |
| 1986 | Tommy Kramer (31) | 8.15 | MIN |
| 1985 | Ken O'Brien (25) | 8.25 | NYJ |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 9.36 | MIA |
| 1983 | Joe Theismann (34) | 8.28 | WAS |
| 1982 | Dan Fouts+ (31) | 8.27 | SDG |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson (32) | 8.11 | CIN |
| 1980 | Ron Jaworski (29) | 7.82 | PHI |
| 1979 | Roger Staubach+ (37) | 7.88 | DAL |
| 1978 | Roger Staubach+ (36) | 7.19 | DAL |
| 1977 | Craig Morton (34) | 7.28 | DEN |
| 1976 | Bert Jones (25) | 9.27 | BAL |
| 1975 | Ken Anderson (26) | 8.21 | CIN |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler (29) | 7.90 | OAK |
| 1973 | Roger Staubach+ (31) | 7.74 | DAL |
| 1972 | Joe Namath+ (29) | 6.95 | NYJ |
| 1971 | Roger Staubach+ (29) | 9.49 | DAL |
| 1970 | Craig Morton (27) | 8.71 | DAL |
| 1969 | Greg Cook (23) | 8.42 | CIN |
| Craig Morton (26) | 7.83 | DAL |