| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | NY/A | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Colin Kaepernick (25) | 8.60 | SFO |
| 2011 | Matthew Stafford (23) | 8.84 | DET |
| 2010 | Jay Cutler (27) | 8.42 | CHI |
| 2009 | Kurt Warner (38) | 11.03 | ARI |
| 2008 | Kurt Warner (37) | 8.05 | ARI |
| 2007 | David Garrard (29) | 8.42 | JAX |
| 2006 | Chad Pennington (30) | 7.50 | NYJ |
| 2005 | Ben Roethlisberger (23) | 9.48 | PIT |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning (28) | 9.28 | IND |
| 2003 | Jake Delhomme (28) | 9.61 | CAR |
| 2002 | Kelly Holcomb (29) | 9.98 | CLE |
| 2001 | Rich Gannon (36) | 7.55 | OAK |
| 2000 | Kurt Warner (29) | 9.13 | STL |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner (28) | 8.79 | STL |
| 1998 | Doug Flutie (36) | 10.00 | BUF |
| 1997 | Elvis Grbac (27) | 7.03 | KAN |
| Randall Cunningham (34) | 7.03 | MIN | |
| 1996 | Brett Favre (27) | 10.07 | GNB |
| 1995 | Jim Harbaugh (32) | 8.09 | IND |
| 1994 | Troy Aikman+ (28) | 8.64 | DAL |
| 1993 | Troy Aikman+ (27) | 8.16 | DAL |
| 1992 | Troy Aikman+ (26) | 9.30 | DAL |
| 1991 | Erik Kramer (27) | 8.31 | DET |
| 1990 | Jim Kelly+ (30) | 9.34 | BUF |
| 1989 | John Elway+ (29) | 10.69 | DEN |
| 1988 | Joe Montana+ (32) | 9.92 | SFO |
| 1987 | Doug Williams (32) | 9.43 | WAS |
| 1986 | Bernie Kosar (23) | 7.79 | CLE |
| 1985 | Joe Montana+ (29) | 6.30 | SFO |
| 1984 | Dan Marino+ (23) | 8.63 | MIA |
| 1983 | Joe Theismann (34) | 6.94 | WAS |
| Joe Montana+ (27) | 6.94 | SFO | |
| 1982 | Ken Anderson (33) | 10.11 | CIN |
| 1981 | Don Strock (31) | 9.37 | MIA |
| 1980 | Steve Bartkowski (28) | 9.70 | ATL |
| 1979 | Terry Bradshaw+ (31) | 7.36 | PIT |
| 1978 | Dan Pastorini (29) | 10.55 | HOU |
| 1977 | Ken Stabler (32) | 7.47 | OAK |
| 1976 | Ken Stabler (31) | 7.28 | OAK |
| 1975 | Roger Staubach+ (33) | 8.48 | DAL |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler (29) | 8.55 | OAK |
| 1973 | Fran Tarkenton+ (33) | 7.21 | MIN |
| 1972 | Billy Kilmer (33) | 3.71 | WAS |
| 1971 | Bob Griese+ (26) | 7.51 | MIA |
| 1970 | George Blanda+ (43) | 8.47 | OAK |
| 1969 | Bill Nelsen (28) | 5.48 | CLE |
| 1968 | Daryle Lamonica (27) | 8.70 | OAK |
| 1967 | Frank Ryan (31) | 6.47 | CLE |
| 1966 | Bart Starr+ (32) | 10.86 | GNB |
| 1965 | Zeke Bratkowski (34) | 6.36 | GNB |
| 1963 | Babe Parilli (33) | 7.64 | BOS |
| 1962 | George Blanda+ (35) | 5.67 | HOU |
| 1961 | Jack Kemp (26) | 7.06 | SDG |
| 1960 | George Blanda+ (33) | 9.71 | HOU |