| Year | Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | KJ Jefferson, R-Sr. | 161 | 447 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 2022 | Raheim Sanders, So. | 222 | 1,443 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2021 | KJ Jefferson, So. | 146 | 664 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 2020 | Trelon Smith, Jr. | 134 | 710 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2019 | Rakeem Boyd, Jr. | 184 | 1,133 | 6.2 | 8 |
| 2018 | Rakeem Boyd, So. | 123 | 734 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 2017 | David Williams, Sr. | 117 | 656 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 2016 | Rawleigh Williams III, So. | 245 | 1,360 | 5.6 | 12 |
| 2015 | Alex Collins, Jr. | 271 | 1,577 | 5.8 | 20 |
| 2014 | Jonathan Williams, Jr. | 211 | 1,190 | 5.6 | 12 |
| 2013 | Alex Collins, Fr. | 190 | 1,026 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 2012 | Dennis Johnson, Sr. | 137 | 757 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 2011 | Dennis Johnson, Jr. | 106 | 670 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 2010 | Knile Davis, So. | 204 | 1,322 | 6.5 | 13 |
| 2009 | Broderick Green, So. | 104 | 442 | 4.2 | 11 |
| 2008 | Michael Smith, Jr. | 207 | 1,072 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 2007 | Darren McFadden, Jr. | 325 | 1,830 | 5.6 | 16 |
| 2006 | Darren McFadden, So. | 284 | 1,647 | 5.8 | 14 |
| 2005 | Darren McFadden, Fr. | 176 | 1,113 | 6.3 | 11 |
| 2004 | Matt Jones, Sr. | 83 | 622 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 2003 | Cedric Cobbs, Sr. | 227 | 1,320 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2002 | Fred Talley, Sr. | 197 | 1,119 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 2001 | Fred Talley, Jr. | 164 | 774 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2000 | Fred Talley, So. | 137 | 768 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 1999 | Cedric Cobbs, Fr. | 116 | 668 | 5.8 | 3 |
| 1998 | Chrys Chukwuma, Jr. | 149 | 870 | 5.8 | 8 |
| 1997 | Rod Stinson, Fr. | 111 | 413 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 1996 | Oscar Malone, Sr. | 197 | 814 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 1995 | Madre Hill, So. | 307 | 1,387 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 1994 | Oscar Malone, Jr. | 99 | 597 | 6 | 3 |
| 1993 | Oscar Malone, So. | 89 | 555 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 1992 | E.D. Jackson, Sr. | 118 | 466 | 4 | 2 |
| 1991 | E.D. Jackson, Jr. | 143 | 641 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1990 | E.D. Jackson, So. | 155 | 596 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 1989 | James Rouse, Sr. | 163 | 895 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 1988 | Barry Foster, So. | 132 | 660 | 5 | 8 |
| 1987 | James Rouse, Jr. | 182 | 1,004 | 5.5 | 17 |
| 1986 | Greg Thomas, Jr. | 141 | 461 | 3.3 | 8 |
| 1985 | James Rouse, Fr. | 99 | 550 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 1984 | Marshall Foreman, So. | 183 | 804 | 4.4 | 7 |
| 1983 | Derek Thomas, Fr. | 117 | 432 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 1982 | Daryl Bowles, Sr. | 155 | 619 | 4 | 2 |
| 1981 | Gary Anderson, Jr. | 121 | 616 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 1980 | James Tolbert, Jr. | 140 | 571 | 4.1 | 3 |
| 1979 | Roland Sales, Sr. | 138 | 625 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 1978 | Ben Cowins, Sr. | 188 | 1,006 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 1977 | Ben Cowins, Jr. | 220 | 1,192 | 5.4 | 14 |
| 1976 | Ben Cowins, So. | 183 | 1,162 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 1975 | Ike Forte, Sr. | 174 | 983 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 1974 | Ike Forte, Jr. | 187 | 974 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 1973 | Dickey Morton, Sr. | 226 | 1,298 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 1972 | Dickey Morton, Jr. | 242 | 1,188 | 4.9 | 6 |
| 1971 | Dickey Morton, So. | 127 | 831 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 1970 | Bill Burnett, Sr. | 110 | 445 | 4.1 | 12 |
| 1969 | Bill Burnett, Jr. | 209 | 900 | 4.3 | 19 |
| 1968 | Bill Burnett, So. | 207 | 859 | 4.1 | 15 |
| 1967 | Russell Cody, So. | 95 | 383 | 4 | 1 |
| 1966 | David Dickey, So. | 115 | 447 | 3.9 | 8 |
| 1965 | Bobby Burnett, Sr. | 232 | 947 | 4.1 | 16 |
| 1964 | Jack Brasuell, Jr. | 173 | 542 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 1963 | Jim Lindsey, So. | 130 | 444 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 1962 | Billy Moore, Sr. | 131 | 585 | 4.5 | 14 |
| 1961 | Lance Alworth, Sr. | 110 | 516 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 1960 | Lance Alworth, Jr. | 106 | 375 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 1959 | Jim Mooty, Sr. | 93 | 519 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 1958 | Jim Mooty, Jr. | 71 | 395 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 1957 | Gerald Nesbitt, Jr. | 145 | 624 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 1956 | Gerald Nesbitt, So. | 129 | 663 | 5.1 | 7 |
| 1955 | Henry Moore, Sr. | 134 | 701 | 5.2 | 3 |
| 1954 | Henry Moore, Jr. | 153 | 670 | 4.4 | 8 |
| 1953 | Lamar McHan, Sr. | 143 | 409 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 1952 | Buddy Sutton,_Sr. | 100 | 448 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 1951 | Lamar McHan, So. | 127 | 433 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 1950 | Buddy Rogers, Sr. | 118 | 476 | 4 | 3 |
| 1949 | Geno Mazzanti, Sr. | 123 | 757 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 1948 | Clyde Scott | 95 | 670 | 7.1 | 6 |
| 1947 | Clyde Scott | 152 | 659 | 4.3 | 6 |
| 1946 | Ken Holland | 112 | 397 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 1945 | John Hoffman | 139 | 587 | 4.3 | 3 |
