| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Yds | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Philip Rivers (31) | 311 | SDG |
| 2011 | Tarvaris Jackson (28) | 293 | SEA |
| Blaine Gabbert (22) | 293 | JAX | |
| 2010 | Jay Cutler (27) | 352 | CHI |
| 2009 | Ben Roethlisberger (27) | 348 | PIT |
| 2008 | David Garrard (30) | 288 | JAX |
| 2007 | Ben Roethlisberger (25) | 347 | PIT |
| 2006 | Jon Kitna (34) | 388 | DET |
| 2005 | David Carr (26) | 424 | HOU |
| 2004 | Marc Bulger (27) | 302 | STL |
| 2003 | Drew Bledsoe (31) | 371 | BUF |
| 2002 | David Carr (23) | 411 | HOU |
| 2001 | Mark Brunell (31) | 387 | JAX |
| 2000 | Steve Beuerlein (35) | 331 | CAR |
| 1999 | Tim Couch (22) | 359 | CLE |
| 1998 | Trent Green (28) | 338 | WAS |
| 1997 | Jeff George (30) | 430 | OAK |
| 1996 | Tony Banks (23) | 306 | STL |
| 1995 | Dave Krieg (37) | 380 | ARI |
| 1994 | Randall Cunningham (31) | 333 | PHI |
| 1993 | Neil O'Donnell (27) | 331 | PIT |
| 1992 | Randall Cunningham (29) | 437 | PHI |
| 1991 | Jeff George (24) | 481 | IND |
| 1990 | Randall Cunningham (27) | 431 | PHI |
| 1989 | Bubby Brister (27) | 452 | PIT |
| 1988 | Randall Cunningham (25) | 442 | PHI |
| 1987 | Randall Cunningham (24) | 380 | PHI |
| 1986 | Randall Cunningham (23) | 489 | PHI |
| 1985 | Dave Krieg (27) | 448 | SEA |
| 1984 | Phil Simms (30) | 434 | NYG |
| 1983 | Ron Jaworski (32) | 385 | PHI |
| 1982 | Danny White (30) | 264 | DAL |
| 1981 | Craig Morton (38) | 394 | DEN |
| 1980 | Steve Fuller (23) | 348 | KAN |
| 1979 | Joe Ferguson (29) | 387 | BUF |
| 1978 | Joe Theismann (29) | 391 | WAS |
| 1977 | Ron Jaworski (26) | 342 | PHI |
| 1976 | Greg Landry (30) | 397 | DET |
| 1975 | Archie Manning (26) | 390 | NOR |
| 1974 | Bert Jones (23) | 328 | BAL |
| 1973 | Mike Phipps (26) | 362 | CLE |
| 1972 | Jim Plunkett (25) | 385 | NWE |
| 1971 | Archie Manning (22) | 332 | NOR |
| 1970 | Dennis Shaw (23) | 387 | BUF |
| 1969 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (35) | 322 | WAS |
| Bob Griese+ (24) | 289 | MIA |