| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | C/G | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Matt Schaub (31) | 31.5 | HOU |
| 2011 | Drew Brees (32) | 36.5 | NOR |
| 2010 | Drew Brees (31) | 39.0 | NOR |
| 2009 | Peyton Manning (33) | 29.0 | IND |
| 2008 | Matt Ryan (23) | 26.0 | ATL |
| Kerry Collins (36) | 26.0 | TEN | |
| 2007 | Peyton Manning (31) | 33.0 | IND |
| 2006 | Peyton Manning (30) | 24.3 | IND |
| 2005 | Chris Simms (25) | 25.0 | TAM |
| 2004 | Drew Brees (25) | 31.0 | SDG |
| 2003 | Marc Bulger (26) | 27.0 | STL |
| 2002 | Kerry Collins (30) | 29.0 | NYG |
| 2001 | Vinny Testaverde (38) | 26.0 | NYJ |
| 2000 | Kurt Warner (29) | 24.0 | STL |
| Steve McNair (27) | 24.0 | TEN | |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner (28) | 25.7 | STL |
| 1998 | Vinny Testaverde (35) | 27.5 | NYJ |
| 1997 | Elvis Grbac (27) | 24.0 | KAN |
| 1996 | John Elway+ (36) | 25.0 | DEN |
| 1995 | Dan Marino+ (34) | 33.0 | MIA |
| 1994 | Warren Moon+ (38) | 29.0 | MIN |
| 1993 | Warren Moon+ (37) | 32.0 | HOU |
| 1992 | Warren Moon+ (36) | 36.0 | HOU |
| 1991 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 27.5 | HOU |
| 1990 | Mark Rypien (28) | 21.0 | WAS |
| Dan Marino+ (29) | 21.0 | MIA | |
| 1989 | Warren Moon+ (33) | 29.0 | HOU |
| 1988 | Randall Cunningham (25) | 27.0 | PHI |
| 1987 | Bernie Kosar (24) | 23.0 | CLE |
| 1986 | Bernie Kosar (23) | 25.5 | CLE |
| 1985 | Joe Montana+ (29) | 26.0 | SFO |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 23.7 | MIA |
| 1983 | Danny White (31) | 32.0 | DAL |
| 1982 | Neil Lomax (23) | 32.0 | STL |
| 1981 | Don Strock (31) | 29.0 | MIA |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts+ (29) | 22.0 | SDG |
| 1979 | Dan Fouts+ (28) | 25.0 | SDG |
| 1978 | Ron Jaworski (27) | 19.0 | PHI |
| 1977 | Terry Bradshaw+ (29) | 19.0 | PIT |
| Ken Stabler (32) | 19.0 | OAK | |
| 1976 | Billy Kilmer (37) | 26.0 | WAS |
| 1975 | Jim Hart (31) | 22.0 | STL |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler (29) | 19.5 | OAK |
| 1973 | Fran Tarkenton+ (33) | 14.7 | MIN |
| 1972 | John Brodie (37) | 12.0 | SFO |
| Scott Hunter (25) | 12.0 | GNB | |
| 1971 | Len Dawson+ (36) | 18.0 | KAN |
| 1970 | John Brodie (35) | 17.5 | SFO |
| 1969 | Roman Gabriel (29) | 22.0 | RAM |
| 1968 | Joe Kapp (30) | 26.0 | MIN |
| 1967 | Pete Beathard (25) | 15.0 | HOU |
| 1966 | Bart Starr+ (32) | 17.5 | GNB |
| 1965 | Zeke Bratkowski (34) | 22.0 | GNB |
| 1964 | Johnny Unitas+ (31) | 12.0 | BAL |
| 1963 | Babe Parilli (33) | 14.0 | BOS |
| 1962 | George Blanda+ (35) | 23.0 | HOU |
| 1961 | George Blanda+ (34) | 18.0 | HOU |
| 1960 | Jack Kemp (25) | 21.0 | LAC |
| Bart Starr+ (26) | 21.0 | GNB |