| Year | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Y/C | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Colin Kaepernick (25) | 17.1 | SFO |
| 2011 | Joe Flacco (26) | 13.9 | BAL |
| 2010 | Jay Cutler (27) | 18.3 | CHI |
| 2009 | Mark Sanchez (23) | 15.1 | NYJ |
| Aaron Rodgers (26) | 15.1 | GNB | |
| 2008 | Ben Roethlisberger (26) | 13.8 | PIT |
| 2007 | Philip Rivers (26) | 13.2 | SDG |
| 2006 | Philip Rivers (25) | 16.4 | SDG |
| 2005 | Tom Brady (28) | 17.1 | NWE |
| 2004 | Marc Bulger (27) | 14.9 | STL |
| 2003 | Jake Delhomme (28) | 17.5 | CAR |
| 2002 | Kelly Holcomb (29) | 16.5 | CLE |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner (30) | 11.7 | STL |
| 2000 | Kurt Warner (29) | 15.2 | STL |
| 1999 | Jeff George (32) | 14.6 | MIN |
| 1998 | Doug Flutie (36) | 17.1 | BUF |
| 1997 | Trent Dilfer (25) | 18.2 | TAM |
| 1996 | Brett Favre (27) | 15.4 | GNB |
| 1995 | Dan Marino+ (34) | 12.8 | MIA |
| 1994 | Troy Aikman+ (28) | 13.5 | DAL |
| 1993 | Neil O'Donnell (27) | 12.4 | PIT |
| Dave Krieg (35) | 12.4 | KAN | |
| 1992 | Dave Krieg (34) | 14.6 | KAN |
| 1991 | Mark Rypien (29) | 14.4 | WAS |
| 1990 | Steve DeBerg (36) | 15.8 | KAN |
| 1989 | John Elway+ (29) | 19.3 | DEN |
| 1988 | Joe Montana+ (32) | 15.5 | SFO |
| 1987 | John Elway+ (27) | 18.4 | DEN |
| 1986 | Bernie Kosar (23) | 14.7 | CLE |
| 1985 | Phil Simms (31) | 13.4 | NYG |
| 1984 | Mark Malone (26) | 14.5 | PIT |
| 1983 | Joe Theismann (34) | 15.2 | WAS |
| 1982 | Lynn Dickey (33) | 17.5 | GNB |
| 1981 | Doug Williams (26) | 18.7 | TAM |
| 1980 | Steve Bartkowski (28) | 17.8 | ATL |
| 1979 | Dan Fouts+ (28) | 13.3 | SDG |
| Ron Jaworski (28) | 13.3 | PHI | |
| 1978 | Terry Bradshaw+ (30) | 17.9 | PIT |
| 1977 | Ken Stabler (32) | 14.7 | OAK |
| 1976 | Terry Bradshaw+ (28) | 12.6 | PIT |
| 1975 | Roger Staubach+ (33) | 14.5 | DAL |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler (29) | 14.5 | OAK |
| 1973 | Fran Tarkenton+ (33) | 11.9 | MIN |
| 1972 | Billy Kilmer (33) | 7.4 | WAS |
| 1971 | Bob Griese+ (26) | 13.2 | MIA |
| 1970 | Johnny Unitas+ (37) | 22.3 | BAL |
| 1969 | Joe Namath+ (26) | 11.7 | NYJ |
| 1968 | Daryle Lamonica (27) | 19.2 | OAK |
| 1967 | Roman Gabriel (27) | 16.9 | RAM |
| 1966 | Bart Starr+ (32) | 16.0 | GNB |
| 1965 | Zeke Bratkowski (34) | 11.3 | GNB |
| 1963 | Babe Parilli (33) | 17.5 | BOS |
| 1962 | George Blanda+ (35) | 11.3 | HOU |
| 1961 | Jack Kemp (26) | 13.3 | SDG |
| 1960 | George Blanda+ (33) | 18.8 | HOU |