| 2024 | Joe Burrow (Cin) | 4,918 |
| 2023 | Tua Tagovailoa (Mia) | 4,624 |
| 2022 | Patrick Mahomes (KC) | 5,250 |
| 2021 | Tom Brady (TB) | 5,316 |
| 2020 | Deshaun Watson (Hou) | 4,823 |
| 2019 | Jameis Winston (TB) | 5,109 |
| 2018 | Ben Roethlisberger (Pit) | 5,129 |
| 2017 | Tom Brady (NE) | 4,577 |
| 2016 | Drew Brees (NO) | 5,208 |
| 2015 | Drew Brees (NO) | 4,870 |
| 2014 | Drew Brees (NO) | 4,952 |
| 2014 | Ben Roethlisberger (Pit) | 4,952 |
| 2013 | Peyton Manning (Den) | 5,477 |
| 2012 | Drew Brees (NO) | 5,177 |
| 2011 | Drew Brees (NO) | 5,476 |
| 2010 | Philip Rivers (SD) | 4,710 |
| 2009 | Matt Schaub (Hou) | 4,770 |
| 2008 | Drew Brees (NO) | 5,069 |
| 2007 | Tom Brady (NE) | 4,806 |
| 2006 | Drew Brees (NO) | 4,418 |
| 2005 | Tom Brady (NE) | 4,110 |
| 2004 | Daunte Culpepper (Min) | 4,717 |
| 2003 | Peyton Manning (Ind) | 4,267 |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon (Oak) | 4,689 |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner (StL.Rams) | 4,830 |
| 2000 | Peyton Manning (Ind) | 4,413 |
| 1999 | Steve Beuerlein (Car) | 4,436 |
| 1998 | Brett Favre (GB) | 4,212 |
| 1997 | Jeff George (Oak) | 3,917 |
| 1996 | Mark Brunell (Jax) | 4,367 |
| 1995 | Brett Favre (GB) | 4,413 |
| 1994 | Drew Bledsoe (NE) | 4,555 |
| 1993 | John Elway (Den) | 4,030 |
| 1992 | Dan Marino (Mia) | 4,116 |
| 1991 | Warren Moon (Hou) | 4,690 |
| 1990 | Warren Moon (Hou) | 4,689 |
| 1989 | Don Majkowski (GB) | 4,318 |
| 1988 | Dan Marino (Mia) | 4,434 |
| 1987 | Neil Lomax (StL.Cards) | 3,387 |
| 1986 | Dan Marino (Mia) | 4,746 |
| 1985 | Dan Marino (Mia) | 4,137 |
| 1984 | Dan Marino (Mia) | 5,084 |
| 1983 | Lynn Dickey (GB) | 4,458 |
| 1982 | Dan Fouts (SD) | 2,883 |
| 1981 | Dan Fouts (SD) | 4,802 |
| 1980 | Dan Fouts (SD) | 4,715 |
| 1979 | Dan Fouts (SD) | 4,082 |
| 1978 | Fran Tarkenton (Min) | 3,468 |
| 1977 | Joe Ferguson (Buf) | 2,803 |
| 1976 | Bert Jones (Bal) | 3,104 |
| 1975 | Ken Anderson (Cin) | 3,169 |
| 1974 | Ken Anderson (Cin) | 2,667 |
| 1973 | Roman Gabriel (Phi) | 3,219 |
| 1972 | Joe Namath (NYJ) | 2,816 |
| 1971 | John Hadl (SD) | 3,075 |
| 1970 | John Brodie (SF) | 2,941 |
| 1969 | Daryle Lamonica (AFL, Oak) | 3,302 |
| Sonny Jurgensen (Was) | 3,102 |
| 1968 | John Hadl (AFL, SD) | 3,473 |
| John Brodie (SF) | 3,020 |
| 1967 | Joe Namath (AFL, NYJ) | 4,007 |
| Sonny Jurgensen (Was) | 3,747 |
| 1966 | Joe Namath (AFL, NYJ) | 3,379 |
| Sonny Jurgensen (Was) | 3,209 |
| 1965 | John Brodie (SF) | 3,112 |
| John Hadl (AFL, SD) | 2,798 |
| 1964 | Babe Parilli (AFL, Bos) | 3,465 |
| Charley Johnson (StL.Cards) | 3,045 |
| 1963 | Johnny Unitas (Bal) | 3,481 |
| George Blanda+ (AFL, Hou.Oilers) | 3,003 |
| 1962 | Sonny Jurgensen (Phi) | 3,261 |
| Frank Tripucka (AFL, Den) | 2,917 |
| 1961 | Sonny Jurgensen (Phi) | 3,723 |
| George Blanda (AFL, Hou.Oilers) | 3,330 |
| 1960 | Johnny Unitas (Bal) | 3,099 |
| Frank Tripucka (AFL, Den) | 3,038 |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas (Bal) | 2,899 |
| 1958 | Billy Wade (LAR) | 2,875 |
| 1957 | Johnny Unitas (Bal) | 2,550 |
| 1956 | Tobin Rote (GB) | 2,203 |
| 1955 | Jim Finks (Pit) | 2,270 |
| 1954 | Norm Van Brocklin (LAR) | 2,637 |
| 1953 | Otto Graham (Cle) | 2,722 |
| 1952 | Otto Graham (Cle) | 2,816 |
| 1951 | Bobby Layne (Det) | 2,403 |
| 1950 | Bobby Layne (Det) | 2,323 |
| 1949 | Otto Graham (AAFC, Cle) | 2,785 |
| Johnny Lujack (Chi) | 2,658 |
| 1948 | Otto Graham (AAFC, Cle) | 2,713 |
| Sammy Baugh (Was) | 2,599 |
| 1947 | Sammy Baugh (Was) | 2,938 |
| Otto Graham (AAFC, Cle) | 2,753 |
| 1946 | Glenn Dobbs (AAFC, Bkn.Dodgers) | 1,886 |
| Sid Luckman (Chi) | 1,826 |
| 1945 | Sid Luckman (Chi) | 1,727 |
| 1944 | Irv Comp (GB) | 1,159 |
| 1943 | Sid Luckman (Chi) | 2,194 |
| 1942 | Cecil Isbell (GB) | 2,021 |
| 1941 | Cecil Isbell (GB) | 1,479 |
| 1940 | Sammy Baugh (Was) | 1,367 |
| 1939 | Davey O’Brien (Phi) | 1,324 |
| 1938 | Ace Parker (Bkn) | 865 |
| 1937 | Sammy Baugh (Was) | 1,127 |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber (GB) | 1,239 |
| 1935 | Ed Danowski (NYG) | 794 |
| 1934 | Arnie Herber (GB) | 799 |
| 1933 | Harry Newman (NYG) | 973 |
| 1932 | Arnie Herber (GB) | 639 |
