| Year | Player | Y/A | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Blake Bortles* | 7.67 | Central Florida |
| 2011 | Case Keenum* | 9.34 | Houston |
| 2010 | Jeffrey Godfrey* | 9.07 | Central Florida |
| 2009 | Kyle Padron* | 9.56 | Southern Methodist |
| 2008 | David Johnson* | 10.15 | Tulsa |
| 2007 | Paul Smith* | 9.31 | Tulsa |
| 2006 | Kevin Kolb* | 8.82 | Houston |
| 2005 | Darrell Hackney | 8.24 | Alabama-Birmingham |
| 2004 | Stefan Lefors* | 10.10 | Louisville |
| 2003 | Stefan Lefors* | 8.81 | Louisville |
| 2002 | Nick Eddy | 7.75 | Houston |
| 2001 | Gino Guidugli | 8.12 | Cincinnati |
| 2000 | David Garrard | 7.47 | East Carolina |
| 1999 | Jeff Kelly | 7.93 | Southern Mississippi |
| 1998 | Shaun King* | 9.58 | Tulane |
| 1997 | Bernard Oden | 7.12 | Memphis |
| 1996 | Chuck Clements | 6.83 | Houston |