| 1966 Green Bay Packers | Bart Starr | |
| 1967 Green Bay Packers | Bart Starr | |
| 1968 New York Jets | Joe Namath | |
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs | Len Dawson | |
| 1970 Dallas Cowboys | Chuck Howley | |
| 1971 Dallas Cowboys | Roger Staubach | |
| 1972 Miami Dolphins | Jake Scott | |
| 1973 Miami Dolphins | Larry Csonka | |
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris | |
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers | Lynn Swann | |
| 1976 Oakland Raiders | Fred Biletnikoff | |
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys | Harvey Martin | |
| 1977 Dallas Cowboys | Randy White | |
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Bradshaw | |
| 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Bradshaw | |
| 1980 Oakland Raiders | Jim Plunkett | |
| 1981 San Francisco 49ers | Joe Montana | |
| 1982 Washington Redskins | John Riggins | |
| 1983 Los Angeles Raiders | Marcus Allen | |
| 1984 San Francisco 49ers | Joe Montana | |
| 1985 Chicago Bears | Richard Dent | |
| 1986 New York Giants | Phil Simms | |
| 1987 Washington Redskins | Doug Williams | |
| 1988 San Francisco 49ers | Jerry Rice | |
| 1989 San Francisco 49ers | Joe Montana | |
| 1990 New York Giants | Ottis Anderson | |
| 1991 Washington Redskins | Mark Rypien | |
| 1992 Dallas Cowboys | Troy Aikman | |
| 1993 Dallas Cowboys | Emmitt Smith | |
| 1994 San Francisco 49ers | Steve Young | |
| 1995 Dallas Cowboys | Larry Brown | |
| 1996 Green Bay Packers | Desmond Howard | |
| 1997 Denver Broncos | Terrell Davis | |
| 1998 Denver Broncos | John Elway | |
| 1999 St. Louis Rams | Kurt Warner | |
| 2000 Baltimore Ravens | Ray Lewis | |
| 2001 New England Patriots | Tom Brady | |
| 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dexter Jackson | |
| 2003 New England Patriots | Tom Brady | |
| 2004 New England Patriots | Deion Branch | |
| 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers | Hines Ward | |
| 2006 Indianapolis Colts | Peyton Manning | |
| 2007 New York Giants | Eli Manning | |
| 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers | Santonio Holmes | |
| 2009 New Orleans Saints | Drew Brees | |
| 2010 Green Bay Packers | Aaron Rodgers | |
| 2011 New York Giants | Eli Manning | |
| 2012 Baltimore Ravens | Joe Flacco | |
| 2013 Seattle Seahawks | Malcolm Smith | |
| 2014 New England Patriots | Tom Brady | |
| 2015 Denver Broncos | Von Miller | |
| 2016 New England Patriots | Tom Brady | |
| 2017 Philadelphia Eagles | Nick Foles | |
| 2018 New England Patriots | Julian Edelman | |
| 2019 Kansas City Chiefs | Patrick Mahomes | |
| 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tom Brady | |
| 2021 Los Angeles Rams | Cooper Kupp | |
| 2023 Kansas City Chiefs | Patrick Mahomes | |