2000 — QB Jeff Garcia, San Francisco 49ers
2001 — QB Kordell Stewart, Pittsburgh Steelers
2002 — QB Chad Pennington, New York Jets
2003 — QB Jon Kitna, Cincinnati Bengals
2004 — QB Drew Brees, San Diego Chargers
2005 — DE Osi Umenyiora, New York Giants
2006 — RB Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers
2007 — QB Derek Anderson, Cleveland Browns
2008 — RB DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers
2009 — WR Miles Austin, Dallas Cowboys
2010 — RB Arian Foster, Houston Texans
2011 — WR Victor Cruz, New York Giants
2012 — WR Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys
2013 — WR Alshon Jeffery, Chicago Bears
2014 — RB Le’Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers
2015 — QB Kirk Cousins, Washington Redskins and CB Josh Norman, Carolina Panthers
2016 — LB Vic Beasley, Atlanta Falcons
2017 — QB Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams
2018 — TE George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers
2019 — QB Ryan Tannehill, Tennessee Titans
2020 — QB Alex Smith, Washington Football Team
2021 — CB Trevon Diggs, Dallas Cowboys and RB Cordarrelle Patterson, Atlanta Falcons
2022 — QB Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks
2023 — QB Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The PFWA’s Most Improved Player of the Year award was presented in conjunction with Pro Football Weekly from 2000-2012.