2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - From Opponent's 20 to 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 12 | 47 | 31 | 66.0 | 218 | 16 | 1 | 213.00 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 2 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 143.65 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 8 | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 111 | 5 | 0 | 184.88 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 8 | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 162 | 8 | 3 | 150.02 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 12 | 47 | 27 | 57.4 | 234 | 15 | 0 | 204.59 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 13 | 56 | 32 | 57.1 | 252 | 16 | 0 | 189.22 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 10 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 160.09 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 7 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 294.11 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 4 | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 183.67 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 6 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 146.22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 7 | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 167.34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 8 | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 89.22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 98.84 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 13 | 51 | 22 | 43.1 | 182 | 8 | 2 | 117.04 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 12 | 54 | 21 | 38.9 | 217 | 12 | 5 | 127.46 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 5 | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 56.65 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 8.0 pass attempts from opponent's 20 to 1 yard line (red zone).