Most Outstanding Receiver
| Year | Player | School | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Marqise Lee* | Southern California | 118 Rec, 1721 Yds, 14.6 Avg, 14 TD |
| 2011 | Justin Blackmon* | Oklahoma State | 121 Rec, 1522 Yds, 12.6 Avg, 18 TD |
| 2010 | Justin Blackmon* | Oklahoma State | 111 Rec, 1782 Yds, 16.1 Avg, 20 TD |
| 2009 | Golden Tate | Notre Dame | 93 Rec, 1496 Yds, 16.1 Avg, 15 TD |
| 2008 | Michael Crabtree* | Texas Tech | 97 Rec, 1165 Yds, 12.0 Avg, 19 TD |
| 2007 | Michael Crabtree* | Texas Tech | 134 Rec, 1962 Yds, 14.6 Avg, 22 TD |
| 2006 | Calvin Johnson* | Georgia Tech | 76 Rec, 1202 Yds, 15.8 Avg, 15 TD |
| 2005 | Mike Hass | Oregon State | 90 Rec, 1532 Yds, 17.0 Avg, 6 TD |
| 2004 | Braylon Edwards* | Michigan | 97 Rec, 1330 Yds, 13.7 Avg, 15 TD |
| 2003 | Larry Fitzgerald* | Pittsburgh | 92 Rec, 1672 Yds, 18.2 Avg, 22 TD |
| 2002 | Charles Rogers | Michigan State | 68 Rec, 1351 Yds, 19.9 Avg, 13 TD |
| 2001 | Josh Reed | Louisiana State | 94 Rec, 1740 Yds, 18.5 Avg, 7 TD |
| 2000 | Antonio Bryant | Pittsburgh | 68 Rec, 1302 Yds, 19.1 Avg, 11 TD |
| 1999 | Troy Walters | Stanford | 74 Rec, 1456 Yds, 19.7 Avg, 10 TD |
| 1998 | Troy Edwards | Louisiana Tech | 140 Rec, 1996 Yds, 14.3 Avg, 27 TD |
| 1997 | Randy Moss* | Marshall | 96 Rec, 1820 Yds, 19.0 Avg, 26 TD |
| 1996 | Marcus Harris | Wyoming | 109 Rec, 1650 Yds, 15.1 Avg, 13 TD |
| 1995 | Terry Glenn* | Ohio State | 64 Rec, 1411 Yds, 22.0 Avg, 17 TD |
| 1994 | Bobby Engram | Penn State | 52 Rec, 1029 Yds, 19.8 Avg, 7 TD |