1966 — MLB Tommy Nobis, Atlanta Falcons
1967-74 — no award
1975 — RB Mike Thomas, Washington Redskins
1976 — WR Sammy White, Minnesota Vikings
1977 — RB Tony Dorsett, Dallas Cowboys
1978 — RB Earl Campbell, Houston Oilers
1979 — RB Ottis Anderson, St. Louis Cardinals
1980 — RB Billy Sims, Detroit Lions
1981 — RB George Rogers, New Orleans Saints
1982 — RB Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders
1983 — RB Eric Dickerson, Los Angeles Rams
1984 — WR/KR Louis Lipps, Pittsburgh Steelers
1985 — WR Eddie Brown, Cincinnati Bengals
1986 — RB Rueben Mayes, New Orleans Saints
1987 — ILB Shane Conlan, Buffalo Bills
1988 — RB John Stephens, New England Patriots
1989 — RB Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions
1990 — S Mark Carrier, Chicago Bears
1991 — OLB Mike Croel, Denver Broncos
1992-2012 — no award
2013 — RB Eddie Lacy, Green Bay Packers
2014 — WR Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants
2015 — RB Todd Gurley, St. Louis Rams
2016 — RB Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys
2017 — RB Kareem Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs
2018 — QB Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns
2019 — DE Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers
2020 — QB Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
2021 — LB Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys
2022 — CB Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, New York Jets
2023 — QB C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
The PFWA’s Rookie of the Year award moved to a Offensive & Defensive Rookie of the Year format, presented in conjunction with Pro Football Weekly, from 1992-2012.
Many thanks to John Turney of the Professional Football Researchers Association for his assistance in completing the PFWA’s award history.