| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Y/C | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tony Romo (29) | 13.3 | DAL |
| 2008 | Jake Delhomme (33) | 13.4 | CAR |
| 2007 | Derek Anderson (24) | 12.7 | CLE |
| 2006 | Donovan McNabb (30) | 14.7 | PHI |
| 2005 | Ben Roethlisberger (23) | 14.2 | PIT |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning (28) | 13.6 | IND |
| 2003 | Steve McNair (30) | 12.9 | TEN |
| 2002 | Patrick Ramsey (23) | 13.2 | WAS |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner (30) | 12.9 | STL |
| 2000 | Kurt Warner (29) | 14.6 | STL |
| 1999 | Jeff George (32) | 14.7 | MIN |
| 1998 | Chris Chandler (33) | 16.6 | ATL |
| 1997 | Jake Plummer (23) | 14.0 | ARI |
| 1996 | Tony Banks (23) | 13.3 | STL |
| 1995 | Gus Frerotte (24) | 13.8 | WAS |
| 1994 | Heath Shuler (23) | 13.8 | WAS |
| Jeff Blake (24) | 13.8 | CIN | |
| 1993 | Vinny Testaverde (30) | 13.8 | CLE |
| 1992 | Dave Krieg (34) | 13.5 | KAN |
| 1991 | Mark Rypien (29) | 14.3 | WAS |
| 1990 | Jay Schroeder (29) | 15.7 | RAI |
| 1989 | Bob Gagliano (31) | 14.3 | DET |
| 1988 | Jay Schroeder (27) | 16.3 | RAI |
| 1987 | Warren Moon+ (31) | 15.3 | HOU |
| 1986 | Jim Plunkett (39) | 14.9 | RAI |
| Jay Schroeder (25) | 14.9 | WAS | |
| 1985 | Bruce Mathison (26) | 14.5 | BUF |
| 1984 | Mark Malone (26) | 14.5 | PIT |
| 1983 | Lynn Dickey (34) | 15.4 | GNB |
| 1982 | Lynn Dickey (33) | 14.4 | GNB |
| 1981 | Eric Hipple (24) | 16.8 | DET |
| 1980 | Terry Bradshaw+ (32) | 15.3 | PIT |
| 1979 | Steve Grogan (26) | 16.0 | NWE |
| 1978 | Matt Robinson (23) | 16.1 | NYJ |
| 1977 | Jim Zorn (24) | 16.2 | SEA |
| 1976 | Steve Ramsey (28) | 15.1 | DEN |
| 1975 | Joe Namath+ (32) | 14.6 | NYJ |
| 1974 | Dan Fouts+ (23) | 15.1 | SDG |
| 1973 | Bob Lee (28) | 14.9 | ATL |
| John Hadl (33) | 14.9 | RAM | |
| 1972 | Joe Namath+ (29) | 17.4 | NYJ |
| 1971 | Greg Landry (25) | 16.4 | DET |
| 1970 | Craig Morton (27) | 17.8 | DAL |
| 1969 | Greg Cook (23) | 17.5 | CIN |
| Craig Morton (26) | 16.2 | DAL | |
| 1968 | Marlin Briscoe (23) | 17.1 | DEN |
| Earl Morrall (34) | 16.0 | BAL | |
| 1967 | Bart Starr+ (33) | 15.9 | GNB |
| Jack Kemp (32) | 15.5 | BUF | |
| Joe Namath+ (24) | 15.5 | NYJ | |
| John Hadl (27) | 15.5 | SDG | |
| 1966 | Tom Flores (29) | 17.5 | OAK |
| Don Meredith (28) | 15.8 | DAL | |
| 1965 | Don Meredith (27) | 17.1 | DAL |
| John Hadl (25) | 16.1 | SDG | |
| 1964 | Jack Kemp (29) | 19.2 | BUF |
| Johnny Unitas+ (31) | 17.9 | BAL | |
| 1963 | Tom Flores (26) | 18.6 | OAK |
| Ed Brown (35) | 17.8 | PIT | |
| 1962 | Sonny Jurgensen+ (28) | 16.6 | PHI |
| Cotton Davidson (31) | 16.6 | OAK | |
| 1961 | George Blanda+ (34) | 17.8 | HOU |
| John Brodie (26) | 16.7 | SFO | |
| 1960 | Bobby Layne+ (34) | 17.6 | PIT |
| Jack Kemp (25) | 14.3 | LAC | |
| George Blanda+ (33) | 14.3 | HOU | |
| 1959 | Charlie Conerly (38) | 15.1 | NYG |
| 1958 | Bobby Layne+ (32) | 17.6 | PIT |
| 1957 | Lamar McHan (25) | 18.0 | CRD |
| 1956 | Ed Brown (28) | 17.4 | CHI |
| 1955 | Otto Graham+ (34) | 17.6 | CLE |
| 1954 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (28) | 19.0 | RAM |
| 1953 | Bobby Layne+ (27) | 16.7 | DET |
| 1952 | Babe Parilli (22) | 18.4 | GNB |
| 1951 | Bob Waterfield+ (31) | 17.8 | RAM |
| 1950 | Norm Van Brocklin+ (24) | 16.2 | RAM |
| 1949 | Otto Graham+ (28) | 17.3 | CLE |
| Johnny Lujack (24) | 16.4 | CHI | |
| 1948 | Otto Graham+ (27) | 15.7 | CLE |
| Y.A. Tittle+ (22) | 15.7 | BCL | |
| Bob Waterfield+ (28) | 15.6 | RAM | |
| 1947 | Boley Dancewicz (23) | 18.2 | BOS |
| Otto Graham+ (26) | 16.9 | CLE | |
| 1946 | Sid Luckman+ (30) | 16.6 | CHI |
| Paul Christman (28) | 16.6 | CRD | |
| Glenn Dobbs (26) | 14.0 | BDA | |
| 1945 | Bob Waterfield+ (25) | 18.1 | RAM |
| 1944 | Frankie Sinkwich (24) | 18.3 | DET |
| 1943 | Sid Luckman+ (27) | 19.9 | CHI |
| 1942 | Tommy Thompson (26) | 14.8 | PHI |
| 1941 | Cecil Isbell (26) | 12.6 | GNB |
| 1940 | Parker Hall (24) | 14.4 | RAM |
| 1939 | Ace Parker+ (27) | 13.6 | BKN |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh+ (23) | 13.9 | WAS |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber+ (26) | 16.1 | GNB |