| 2024 | Kirk Cousins (Atl) | 16 |
| Baker Mayfield (TB) | 16 |
| 2023 | Sam Howell (Was) | 21 |
| 2022 | Davis Mills (Hou) | 15 |
| Dak Prescott (Dal) | 15 |
| 2021 | Trevor Lawrence (Jax) | 17 |
| Matthew Stafford (LAR) | 17 |
| 2020 | Drew Lock (Den) | 15 |
| Carson Wentz (Phi) | 15 |
| 2019 | Jameis Winston (TB) | 30 |
| 2018 | Ben Roethlisberger (Pit) | 16 |
| 2017 | DeShone Kizer (Cle) | 22 |
| 2016 | Philip Rivers (SD) | 21 |
| 2015 | Blake Bortles (Jax) | 18 |
| 2014 | Jay Cutler (Chi) | 18 |
| Philip Rivers (SD) | 18 |
| 2013 | Eli Manning (NYG) | 27 |
| 2012 | Drew Brees (NO) | 19 |
| Tony Romo (Dal) | 19 |
| 2011 | Ryan Fitzpatrick (28) | 23 |
| 2010 | Eli Manning (NYG) | 25 |
| 2009 | Jay Cutler (Chi) | 26 |
| 2008 | Brett Favre (GB) | 22 |
| 2007 | Jon Kitna (Det) | 20 |
| Eli Manning (NYG) | 20 |
| Carson Palmer (Cin) | 20 |
| 2006 | Ben Roethlisberger (Pit) | 23 |
| 2005 | Brett Favre (GB) | 29 |
| 2004 | Kerry Collins (Oak) | 20 |
| Jake Plummer (Den) | 20 |
| Vinny Testaverde (Dal) | 20 |
| 2003 | Marc Bulger (StL.Rams) | 22 |
| Joey Harrington (Det) | 22 |
| 2002 | Daunte Culpepper (Min) | 23 |
| 2001 | Trent Green (KC) | 24 |
| 2000 | Vinny Testaverde (NYJ) | 25 |
| 1999 | Jake Plummer (Az) | 24 |
| 1998 | Peyton Manning (Ind) | 28 |
| 1997 | Kerry Collins (Car) | 21 |
| 1996 | Bobby Hebert (NO) | 25 |
| 1995 | Dave Krieg (Az) | 21 |
| 1994 | Drew Bledsoe (NE) | 27 |
| 1993 | Brett Favre (GB) | 24 |
| 1992 | Jim Kelly (Buf) | 19 |
| 1991 | Warren Moon (Hou.Oilers) | 21 |
| 1990 | Boomer Esiason (Cin) | 22 |
| 1989 | Dan Marino (Mia) | 22 |
| Vinny Testaverde (TB) | 22 |
| 1988 | Vinny Testaverde (TB) | 35 |
| 1987 | Chuck Long (Det) | 20 |
| 1986 | Warren Moon (Hou.Oilers) | 26 |
| 1985 | Tommy Kramer (Min) | 26 |
| 1984 | Dave Krieg (Sea) | 24 |
| 1983 | Lynn Dickey (GB) | 29 |
| 1982 | Joe Ferguson (Buf) | 16 |
| 1981 | Brian Sipe (Cle) | 25 |
| 1980 | Richard Todd (NYJ) | 30 |
| 1979 | Brian Sipe (Cle) | 26 |
| 1978 | Fran Tarkenton (Min) | 32 |
| 1977 | Joe Ferguson (Buf) | 24 |
| 1976 | Jim Zorn (Sea) | 27 |
| 1975 | Joe Namath (NYJJ) | 28 |
| 1974 | Joe Namath (NYJ) | 22 |
| Jim Plunkett (NE) | 22 |
| 1973 | Norm Snead (NYG) | 22 |
| 1972 | John Hadl (SD) | 26 |
| 1971 | Dennis Shaw (Buf) | 26 |
| 1970 | Terry Bradshaw (Pit) | 24 |
| 1969 | Daryle Lamonica (AFL, Oak) | 25 |
| Norm Snead (Phi) | 23 |
| 1968 | John Hadl (AFL, SD) | 32 |
| John Brodie (SF) | 21 |
| Norm Snead (Phi) | 21 |
| 1967 | Jim Hart (StL.Cards) | 30 |
| Joe Namath (AFL, NYJ) | 28 |
| 1966 | Joe Namath (AFL, NYJ) | 27 |
| Johnny Unitas (Bal) | 24 |
| 1965 | George Blanda (AFL, Hou.Oilers) | 30 |
| Milt Plum (Det) | 19 |
| 1964 | George Blanda (AFL, Hou.Oilers) | 27 |
| Babe Parilli (AFL, Bos) | 27 |
| Charley Johnson (StL.Cards) | 24 |
| 1963 | Norm Snead (Was) | 27 |
| George Blanda (AFL, Hou.Oilers) | 25 |
| 1962 | George Blanda (AFL, Hou.Oilers) | 42 |
| Sonny Jurgensen (Phi) | 26 |
| 1961 | Al Dorow (AFL, N.Y.Titans) | 30 |
| Sonny Jurgensen (Phi) | 24 |
| Johnny Unitas (Bal) | 24 |
| 1960 | Frank Tripucka (AFL, Den) | 34 |
| Eddie LeBaron (Dal) | 25 |
| 1959 | Bobby Layne (Pit) | 21 |
| 1958 | Billy Wade (LAR) | 22 |
| 1957 | Norm Van Brocklin (LAR) | 21 |
| 1956 | Bobby Thomason (Phi) | 21 |
| 1955 | Y.A. Tittle (SF) | 28 |
| 1954 | Lamar McHan (Ch.Cards) | 22 |
| 1953 | Charlie Conerly (NYG) | 25 |
| 1952 | Otto Graham (Cle) | 24 |
| 1951 | Adrian Burk (Phi) | 23 |
| Bobby Layne (Det) | 23 |
| 1950 | Jim Hardy (Chi.Cards) | 24 |
| George Ratterman (NYY) | 24 |
| Tobin Rote (GB) | 24 |
| 1949 | Bob Waterfield (LAR) | 24 |
| Y.A. Tittle (AAFC, Bal.Colts) | 18 |
| 1948 | Sammy Baugh (Was) | 23 |
| George Ratterman (AAFC, Buf.Bisons) | 22 |
| 1947 | Sid Luckman (Chi) | 31 |
| George Ratterman (AAFC, Buf.Bisons) | 20 |
| Bud Schwenk (AAFC, Bal.Colts) | 20 |
| 1946 | Frank Filchock (NYG) | 25 |
| Glenn Dobbs (AAFC, Bkn.Dodgers) | 15 |
| 1945 | Bob Waterfield (LAR) | 17 |
| 1944 | Irv Comp (GB) | 21 |
| John Grigas (Ch.Cards) | 21 |
| 1943 | Ronnie Cahill (Ch.Cards) | 21 |
| 1942 | Bud Schwenk (Ch.Cards) | 27 |
| 1941 | Sammy Baugh (Was) | 19 |
| Parker Hall (Cle.Rams) | 19 |
| 1940 | Hugh McCullough (Ch.Cards) | 21 |
| 1939 | Davey O’Brien (Phi) | 17 |
| 1938 | Whizzer White (Pit) | 18 |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh (Was) | 14 |
| Dave Smukler (Phi) | 14 |
| 1936 | Ed Matesic (Pit) | 16 |
| 1935 | Johnny Gildea (Pit) | 20 |
| 1934 | Warren Heller (Pit) | 15 |
| 1933 | Harry Newman (NYG) | 17 |
| 1932 | Benny Friedman (Bkn) | 10 |
