| Year | Player | TD | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Justin Hardy* | 11 | East Carolina |
| 2011 | Patrick Edwards* | 20 | Houston |
| 2010 | Kris Adams* | 14 | Texas-El Paso |
| Lance Lewis* | 14 | East Carolina | |
| Aldrick Robinson* | 14 | Southern Methodist | |
| 2009 | James Cleveland* | 14 | Houston |
| 2008 | Jarett Dillard* | 20 | Rice |
| 2007 | Jarett Dillard | 14 | Rice |
| 2006 | Jarett Dillard* | 21 | Rice |
| 2005 | Reggie Lindsey | 11 | Alabama-Birmingham |
| Brandon Marshall* | 11 | Central Florida | |
| 2004 | Roddy White* | 14 | Alabama-Birmingham |
| 2003 | Brandon Middleton* | 14 | Houston |
| 2002 | Tavares Gideon | 8 | Memphis |
| 2001 | Roydell Williams | 11 | Tulane |
| 2000 | Adrian Burnette | 14 | Tulane |
| 1999 | Todd Pinkston | 11 | Southern Mississippi |
| 1998 | Sherrod Gideon* | 13 | Southern Mississippi |
| 1997 | JaJuan Dawson | 10 | Tulane |
| 1996 | Kendrick Lee | 7 | Southern Mississippi |