| Year | Player | Avg | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Matt Barkley* | 7.77 | Southern California |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck* | 8.13 | Stanford |
| 2010 | Andrew Luck* | 8.88 | Stanford |
| 2009 | Sean Canfield* | 6.30 | Oregon State |
| 2008 | Mark Sanchez* | 7.71 | Southern California |
| 2007 | Alex Brink | 6.81 | Washington State |
| 2006 | John David Booty* | 7.02 | Southern California |
| 2005 | Matt Leinart* | 7.99 | Southern California |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart* | 7.11 | Southern California |
| 2003 | Matt Leinart* | 8.05 | Southern California |
| 2002 | Jason Gesser* | 7.22 | Washington State |
| 1998 | Akili Smith* | 8.71 | Oregon |
| 1997 | Cade McNown* | 8.04 | UCLA |
| 1996 | Pat Barnes* | 6.75 | California |
| 1993 | Danny O'Neil | 6.75 | Oregon |
| 1992 | Drew Bledsoe* | 7.33 | Washington State |
| 1989 | Bill Musgrave* | 6.73 | Oregon |
| 1988 | Timm Rosenbach* | 7.35 | Washington State |
| 1982 | John Elway | 6.69 | Stanford |
| 1978 | Steve Dils* | 5.89 | Stanford |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett* | 6.71 | Stanford |