| Year | Player | Int | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Manti Te'O* | 7 | Notre Dame |
| 2011 | Travis Uale* | 3 | Brigham Young |
| Kyle Van Noy* | 3 | Brigham Young | |
| 2010 | Harrison Smith* | 7 | Notre Dame |
| 2009 | Kyle McCarthy | 5 | Notre Dame |
| 2008 | David Bruton* | 4 | Notre Dame |
| 2007 | Bo Smith | 5 | Western Kentucky |
| 2006 | Mike Richardson* | 4 | Notre Dame |
| 2005 | Caleb Campbell | 5 | Army |
| Tom Zbikowski* | 5 | Notre Dame | |
| 2004 | Dujuan Price* | 3 | Navy |
| Hunter Reddick* | 3 | Navy | |
| 2003 | Derrick Ansley | 9 | Troy |
| 2002 | Shane Walton* | 7 | Notre Dame |
| 2001 | J.R. Reed | 5 | South Florida |
| 2000 | Charles Tillman | 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette |