| Year | Player | High School | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Michael Warren | Toledo Central Catholic | University of Cincinnati |
| 2015 | Keishaun Sims | Perry | Ashland |
| 2014 | Joe Burrow | Athens | Ohio State |
| 2013 | Dante Booker Jr. | St. Vincent - St. Mary | Ohio State |
| 2012 | Mitch Trubisky | Mentor | North Carolina |
| 2011 | Maty Mauk | Kenton | Missouri / Eastern Kentucky |
| 2010 | Akise Teague | Youngstown Ursuline | Cincinnati |
| 2009 | Erick Howard | North Canton Hoover | Akron |
| 2008 | Erick Howard | North Canton Hoover | Akron |
| 2007 | Bart Tanski | Mentor | Bowling Green |
| 2006 | Brandon Saine | Piqua | Ohio State |
| 2005 | Delone Carter | Copley | Syracuse |
| 2004 | Tyrell Sutton | Archbishop Hoban | Northwestern |
| 2003 | Ray Williams | Cleveland Benedictine | West Virginia |
| 2002 | Ben Mauk | Kenton | Wake Forest / Cincinnati |
| 2001 | Maurice Clarett | Warren G. Harding | Ohio State |
| 2000 | Jeff Backes | Upper Arlington | Northwestern |
| 1999 | Bam Childress | St. Peter Chanel | Ohio State |
| 1998 | Ryan Brewer | Troy | South Carolina |
| 1997 | Tony Fisher | Euclid | Notre Dame |
| 1996 | Derek Combs | Grove City | Ohio State |
| 1995 | Andy Katzenmoyer | Westerville South | Ohio State |
| 1994 | Charles Woodson | Fremont Ross | Michigan |
| 1993 | Curtis Enis | Mississinawa Valley | Penn State |
| 1992 | Marc Edwards | Norwood | Notre Dame |
| 1991 | Derek Kidwell | Fostoria | Bowling Green |
| 1990 | Bobby Hoying | St. Henry | Ohio State |
| 1989 | Robert Smith | Euclid | Ohio State |
| 1988 | Robert Smith | Euclid | Ohio State |
| 1987 | Buster Howe | Zanesville | Ohio State |