| 1957 Cleveland Browns | Jim Brown | |
| 1958 Cleveland Browns | Jim Brown | |
| 1959 Baltimore Colts | Johnny Unitas | |
| 1960 Philadelphia Eagles | Norm Van Brocklin | |
| 1961 Green Bay Packers | Paul Hornung | |
| 1962 Green Bay Packers | Jim Taylor | |
| 1963 New York Giants | Y.A. Tittle | |
| 1964 Baltimore Colts | Johnny Unitas | |
| 1965 Cleveland Browns | Jim Brown | |
| 1966 Green Bay Packers | Bart Starr | |
| 1967 Baltimore Colts | Johnny Unitas | |
| 1968 Baltimore Colts | Earl Morrall | |
| 1969 Los Angeles Rams | Roman Gabriel | |
| 1970 San Francisco 49ers | John Brodie | |
| 1971 Minnesota Vikings | Alan Page | |
| 1972 Washington Redskins | Larry Brown | |
| 1973 Buffalo Bills | O.J. Simpson | |
| 1974 Oakland Raiders | Ken Stabler | |
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings | Fran Tarkenton | |
| 1976 Baltimore Colts | Bert Jones | |
| 1977 Chicago Bears | Walter Payton | |
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Bradshaw | |
| 1979 Houston Oilers | Earl Campbell | |
| 1980 Cleveland Browns | Brian Sipe | |
| 1981 Cincinnati Bengals | Ken Anderson | |
| 1982 Washington Redskins | Mark Moseley | |
| 1983 Washington Redskins | Joe Theismann | |
| 1984 Miami Dolphins | Dan Marino | |
| 1985 Los Angeles Raiders | Marcus Allen | |
| 1986 New York Giants | Lawrence Taylor | |
| 1987 Denver Broncos | John Elway | |
| 1988 Cincinnati Bengals | Boomer Esiason | |
| 1989 San Francisco 49ers | Joe Montana | |
| 1990 San Francisco 49ers | Joe Montana | |
| 1991 Buffalo Bills | Thurman Thomas | |
| 1992 San Francisco 49ers | Steve Young | |
| 1993 Dallas Cowboys | Emmitt Smith | |
| 1994 San Francisco 49ers | Steve Young | |
| 1995 Green Bay Packers | Brett Favre | |
| 1996 Green Bay Packers | Brett Favre | |
| 1997 Green Bay Packers | Brett Favre | |
| 1997 Detroit Lions | Barry Sanders | |
| 1998 Denver Broncos | Terrell Davis | |
| 1999 St. Louis Rams | Kurt Warner | |
| 2000 St. Louis Rams | Marshall Faulk | |
| 2001 St. Louis Rams | Kurt Warner | |
| 2002 Oakland Raiders | Rich Gannon | |
| 2003 Indianapolis Colts | Peyton Manning | |
| 2003 Tennessee Titans | Steve McNair | |
| 2004 Indianapolis Colts | Peyton Manning | |
| 2005 Seattle Seahawks | Shaun Alexander | |
| 2006 San Diego Chargers | LaDainian Tomlinson | |
| 2007 New England Patriots | Tom Brady | |
| 2008 Indianapolis Colts | Peyton Manning | |
| 2009 Indianapolis Colts | Peyton Manning | |
| 2010 New England Patriots | Tom Brady | |
| 2011 Green Bay Packers | Aaron Rodgers | |
| 2012 Minnesota Vikings | Adrian Peterson | |
| 2013 Denver Broncos | Peyton Manning | |
| 2014 Green Bay Packers | Aaron Rodgers | |
| 2015 Carolina Panthers | Cam Newton | |
| 2017 New England Patriots | Tom Brady | |
| 2018 Kansas City Chiefs | Patrick Mahomes | |
| 2019 Baltimore Ravens | Lamar Jackson | |
| 2020 Green Bay Packers | Aaron Rodgers | |
| 2021 Green Bay Packers | Aaron Rodgers | |
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs | Patrick Mahomes | |
| 2023 Baltimore Ravens | Lamar Jackson | |