| 1970 Baltimore Colts | Johnny Unitas | |
| 1971 San Diego Chargers | John Hadl | |
| 1972 Kansas City Chiefs | Willie Lanier | |
| 1973 Kansas City Chiefs | Len Dawson | |
| 1974 Oakland Raiders | George Blanda | |
| 1975 Cincinnati Bengals | Ken Anderson | |
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris | |
| 1977 Chicago Bears | Walter Payton | |
| 1978 Dallas Cowboys | Roger Staubach | |
| 1980 Philadelphia Eagles | Harold Carmichael | |
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers | Lynn Swann | |
| 1982 Washington Redskins | Joe Theismann | |
| 1983 San Diego Chargers | Rolf Benirschke | |
| 1984 New York Jets | Marty Lyons | |
| 1985 Miami Dolphins | Dwight Stephenson | |
| 1986 Cincinnati Bengals | Reggie Williams | |
| 1987 Chicago Bears | Dave Duerson | |
| 1988 Seattle Seahawks | Steve Largent | |
| 1989 Houston Oilers | Warren Moon | |
| 1990 Chicago Bears | Mike Singletary | |
| 1991 Cincinnati Bengals | Anthony Munoz | |
| 1992 Denver Broncos | John Elway | |
| 1993 Kansas City Chiefs | Derrick Thomas | |
| 1994 San Diego Chargers | Junior Seau | |
| 1995 New York Jets | Boomer Esiason | |
| 1996 Washington Redskins | Darrell Green | |
| 1997 Dallas Cowboys | Troy Aikman | |
| 1998 Miami Dolphins | Dan Marino | |
| 1999 Minnesota Vikings | Cris Carter | |
| 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Derrick Brooks | |
| 2000 Chicago Bears | Jim Flanigan | |
| 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerome Bettis | |
| 2002 Philadelphia Eagles | Troy Vincent | |
| 2003 Kansas City Chiefs | Will Shields | |
| 2004 Atlanta Falcons | Warrick Dunn | |
| 2005 Indianapolis Colts | Peyton Manning | |
| 2006 New Orleans Saints | Drew Brees | |
| 2006 San Diego Chargers | LaDainian Tomlinson | |
| 2007 Miami Dolphins | Jason Taylor | |
| 2008 Arizona Cardinals | Kurt Warner | |
| 2009 Kansas City Chiefs | Brian Waters | |
| 2010 Minnesota Vikings | Madieu Williams | |
| 2011 Baltimore Ravens | Matt Birk | |
| 2012 Dallas Cowboys | Jason Witten | |
| 2013 Chicago Bears | Charles Tillman | |
| 2014 Carolina Panthers | Thomas Davis | |
| 2015 San Francisco 49ers | Anquan Boldin | |
| 2016 Arizona Cardinals | Larry Fitzgerald | |
| 2016 New York Giants | Eli Manning | |
| 2017 Houston Texans | J.J. Watt | |
| 2018 Philadelphia Eagles | Chris Long | |
| 2019 Baltimore Ravens | Calais Campbell | |
| 2020 Kansas City Chiefs | Travis Kelce | |
| 2021 Los Angeles Rams | Andrew Whitworth | |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys | Dak Prescott | |
| 2024 Jacksonville Jaguars | Arik Armstead | |