| 2024 | Travis Hunter, Colorado Buffaloes |
| 2023 | Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2022 | Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee Volunteers |
| 2021 | Jordan Addison, Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 2020 | DeVonta Smith, Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2019 | Ja'Marr Chase, LSU Tigers |
| 2018 | Jerry Jeudy, Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2017 | James Washington, Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 2016 | Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2015 | Corey Coleman, Baylor Bears |
| 2014 | Amari Cooper, Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2013 | Brandin Cooks, Oregon State Beavers |
| 2012 | Marqise Lee, USC Trojans |
| 2011 | Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 2010 | Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 2009 | Golden Tate, Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2008 | Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 2007 | Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 2006 | Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
| 2005 | Mike Hass, Oregon State Beavers |
| 2004 | Braylon Edwards, Michigan Wolverines |
| 2003 | Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 2002 | Charles Rogers, Michigan State Spartans |
| 2001 | Josh Reed, LSU Tigers |
| 2000 | Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 1999 | Troy Walters, Stanford Cardinal |
| 1998 | Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 1997 | Randy Moss, Marshall Thundering Herd |
| 1996 | Marcus Harris, Wyoming Cowboys |
| 1995 | Terry Glenn, Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 1994 | Bobby Engram, Penn State Nittany Lions |