| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Int | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jon Kitna (35) | 20 | DET |
| Eli Manning (26) | 20 | NYG | |
| Carson Palmer (28) | 20 | CIN | |
| 2006 | Ben Roethlisberger (24) | 23 | PIT |
| 2005 | Brett Favre (36) | 29 | GNB |
| 2004 | Kerry Collins (32) | 20 | OAK |
| Jake Plummer (30) | 20 | DEN | |
| Vinny Testaverde (41) | 20 | DAL | |
| 2003 | Marc Bulger (26) | 22 | STL |
| Joey Harrington (25) | 22 | DET | |
| 2002 | Daunte Culpepper (25) | 23 | MIN |
| 2001 | Trent Green (31) | 24 | KAN |
| 2000 | Vinny Testaverde (37) | 25 | NYJ |
| 1999 | Jake Plummer (25) | 24 | ARI |
| 1998 | Peyton Manning (22) | 28 | IND |
| 1997 | Kerry Collins (25) | 21 | CAR |
| 1996 | Bobby Hebert (36) | 25 | ATL |
| 1995 | Dave Krieg (37) | 21 | ARI |
| 1994 | Drew Bledsoe (22) | 27 | NWE |
| 1993 | Brett Favre (24) | 24 | GNB |
| 1992 | Jim Kelly+ (32) | 19 | BUF |
| 1991 | Warren Moon+ (35) | 21 | HOU |
| 1990 | Boomer Esiason (29) | 22 | CIN |
| 1989 | Vinny Testaverde (26) | 22 | TAM |
| Dan Marino+ (28) | 22 | MIA | |
| 1988 | Vinny Testaverde (25) | 35 | TAM |
| 1987 | Chuck Long (24) | 20 | DET |
| 1986 | Warren Moon+ (30) | 26 | HOU |
| 1985 | Tommy Kramer (30) | 26 | MIN |
| 1984 | Dave Krieg (26) | 24 | SEA |
| 1983 | Lynn Dickey (34) | 29 | GNB |
| 1982 | Joe Ferguson (32) | 16 | BUF |
| 1981 | Brian Sipe (32) | 25 | CLE |
| 1980 | Richard Todd (27) | 30 | NYJ |
| 1979 | Brian Sipe (30) | 26 | CLE |
| 1978 | Fran Tarkenton+ (38) | 32 | MIN |
| 1977 | Joe Ferguson (27) | 24 | BUF |
| 1976 | Jim Zorn (23) | 27 | SEA |
| 1975 | Joe Namath+ (32) | 28 | NYJ |
| 1974 | Joe Namath+ (31) | 22 | NYJ |
| Jim Plunkett (27) | 22 | NWE | |
| 1973 | Norm Snead (34) | 22 | NYG |
| 1972 | John Hadl (32) | 26 | SDG |
| 1971 | Dennis Shaw (24) | 26 | BUF |
| 1970 | Terry Bradshaw+ (22) | 24 | PIT |
| 1969 | Daryle Lamonica (28) | 25 | OAK |
| Norm Snead (30) | 23 | PHI | |
| 1968 | John Hadl (28) | 32 | SDG |
| John Brodie (33) | 21 | SFO | |
| Norm Snead (29) | 21 | PHI | |
| 1967 | Jim Hart (23) | 30 | STL |
| Joe Namath+ (24) | 28 | NYJ | |
| 1966 | Joe Namath+ (23) | 27 | NYJ |
| Johnny Unitas+ (33) | 24 | BAL | |
| 1965 | George Blanda+ (38) | 30 | HOU |
| Milt Plum (30) | 19 | DET | |
| 1964 | George Blanda+ (37) | 27 | HOU |
| Babe Parilli (34) | 27 | BOS | |
| Charley Johnson (26) | 24 | STL | |
| 1963 | Norm Snead (24) | 27 | WAS |
| George Blanda+ (36) | 25 | HOU | |
| 1962 | George Blanda+ (35) | 42 | HOU |
| Sonny Jurgensen+ (28) | 26 | PHI | |
| 1961 | Al Dorow (32) | 30 | NYT |
| Sonny Jurgensen+ (27) | 24 | PHI | |
| Johnny Unitas+ (28) | 24 | BAL | |
| 1960 | Frank Tripucka (33) | 34 | DEN |
| Eddie LeBaron (30) | 25 | DAL | |
| 1959 | Bobby Layne+ (33) | 21 | PIT |
| 1958 | Billy Wade (28) | 22 | RAM |
| 1957 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (31) | 21 | RAM |
| 1956 | Bobby Thomason (28) | 21 | PHI |
| 1955 | Y.A. Tittle+ (29) | 28 | SFO |
| 1954 | Lamar McHan (22) | 22 | CRD |
| 1953 | Charlie Conerly (32) | 25 | NYG |
| 1952 | Otto Graham+ (31) | 24 | CLE |
| 1951 | Adrian Burk (24) | 23 | PHI |
| Bobby Layne+ (25) | 23 | DET | |
| 1950 | George Ratterman (24) | 24 | NYY |
| Jim Hardy (27) | 24 | CRD | |
| Tobin Rote (22) | 24 | GNB | |
| 1949 | Bob Waterfield+ (29) | 24 | RAM |
| Y.A. Tittle+ (23) | 18 | BCL | |
| 1948 | Sammy Baugh+ (34) | 23 | WAS |
| George Ratterman (22) | 22 | BUF | |
| 1947 | Sid Luckman+ (31) | 31 | CHI |
| George Ratterman (21) | 20 | BUF | |
| Bud Schwenk (29) | 20 | BCL | |
| 1946 | Frank Filchock (30) | 25 | NYG |
| Glenn Dobbs (26) | 15 | BDA | |
| 1945 | Bob Waterfield+ (25) | 17 | RAM |
| 1944 | Irv Comp (25) | 21 | GNB |
| John Grigas (24) | 21 | CRD | |
| 1943 | Ronnie Cahill (28) | 21 | CRD |
| 1942 | Bud Schwenk (24) | 27 | CRD |
| 1941 | Parker Hall (25) | 19 | RAM |
| Sammy Baugh+ (27) | 19 | WAS | |
| 1940 | Hugh McCullough (24) | 21 | CRD |
| 1939 | Davey O'Brien (22) | 17 | PHI |
| 1938 | Whizzer White (21) | 18 | PIT |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 14 | WAS |
| Dave Smukler (23) | 14 | PHI | |
| 1936 | Ed Matesic (29) | 16 | PIT |
| 1935 | Johnny Gildea (25) | 20 | PIT |
| 1934 | Warren Heller (24) | 15 | PIT |
| 1933 | Harry Newman (24) | 17 | NYG |
| 1932 | Benny Friedman+ (27) | 10 | BKN |