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 & 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

The PFWA’s Most Improved Player of the Year award was presented in conjunction with Pro Football Weekly from 2000-2012.