2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Romine | Air Force | SR | QB | 5 | 76 | 32 | 42.1 | 842 | 11.1 | 7 | 4 | 155.04 | 15.2 | 168.4 |
| 2 | Brett Rypien | Boise St | SO | QB | 5 | 150 | 99 | 66.0 | 1498 | 10.0 | 11 | 3 | 170.09 | 30.0 | 299.6 |
| 3 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 4 | 89 | 49 | 55.1 | 757 | 8.5 | 7 | 1 | 150.21 | 22.3 | 189.3 |
| 4 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 5 | 148 | 93 | 62.8 | 1211 | 8.2 | 9 | 2 | 148.94 | 29.6 | 242.2 |
| 5 | Christian Chapman | SDSU | SO | QB | 5 | 81 | 52 | 64.2 | 627 | 7.7 | 4 | 1 | 143.05 | 16.2 | 125.4 |
| 6 | Dalton Sneed | UNLV | FR | QB | 5 | 87 | 38 | 43.7 | 626 | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 118.49 | 17.4 | 125.2 |
| 7 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 5 | 144 | 80 | 55.6 | 1012 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 122.79 | 28.8 | 202.4 |
| 7 | Nick Stevens | CSU | JR | QB | 3 | 66 | 41 | 62.1 | 463 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 141.05 | 22.0 | 154.3 |
| 9 | Tyler Stewart | Nevada | SR | QB | 4 | 78 | 45 | 57.7 | 521 | 6.7 | 4 | 2 | 125.58 | 19.5 | 130.3 |
| 10 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 5 | 179 | 93 | 52.0 | 1140 | 6.4 | 7 | 7 | 110.55 | 35.8 | 228.0 |
| 11 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 4 | 138 | 75 | 54.3 | 861 | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 115.82 | 34.5 | 215.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.