| Year | Player | Yds | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Zach Line* | 1507 | Southern Methodist |
| 2011 | Patrick Edwards* | 1758 | Houston |
| 2010 | Zach Line* | 1657 | Southern Methodist |
| 2009 | Donald Buckram | 2047 | Texas-El Paso |
| 2008 | Bryce Beall* | 1743 | Houston |
| 2007 | Kevin Smith* | 2809 | Central Florida |
| 2006 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 1652 | Marshall |
| 2005 | Deangelo Williams* | 2042 | Memphis |
| 2004 | Deangelo Williams* | 2158 | Memphis |
| 2003 | Deangelo Williams* | 1814 | Memphis |
| 2002 | Demarco McCleskey* | 1729 | Cincinnati |
| 2001 | Mewelde Moore | 2177 | Tulane |
| 2000 | Michael Wallace | 1344 | Army |
| 1999 | Frank Moreau | 1574 | Louisville |
| 1998 | Leroy Collins | 1460 | Louisville |
| 1997 | Harold Shaw* | 1192 | Southern Mississippi |
| 1996 | Antowain Smith | 1440 | Houston |