2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 4 | 83 | 45 | 54.2 | 594 | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 127.83 | 20.8 | 148.5 |
| 2 | Donovan Williams | UConn | FR | QB | 2 | 47 | 23 | 48.9 | 173 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | 78.37 | 23.5 | 86.5 |
| 3 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 5 | 163 | 90 | 55.2 | 938 | 5.8 | 5 | 3 | 110.00 | 32.6 | 187.6 |
| 3 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 4 | 86 | 48 | 55.8 | 608 | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 127.41 | 21.5 | 152.0 |
| 5 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 5 | 178 | 127 | 71.3 | 1388 | 7.8 | 10 | 4 | 150.90 | 35.6 | 277.6 |
| 5 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 183 | 127 | 69.4 | 1305 | 7.1 | 8 | 4 | 139.36 | 36.6 | 261.0 |
| 5 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 6 | 195 | 117 | 60.0 | 1542 | 7.9 | 14 | 4 | 146.02 | 32.5 | 257.0 |
| 5 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 159 | 92 | 57.9 | 1046 | 6.6 | 3 | 4 | 114.32 | 31.8 | 209.2 |
| 5 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 6 | 93 | 38 | 40.9 | 495 | 5.3 | 7 | 4 | 101.81 | 15.5 | 82.5 |
| 10 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 7 | 248 | 156 | 62.9 | 2106 | 8.5 | 21 | 5 | 158.14 | 35.4 | 300.9 |
| 10 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 3 | 105 | 65 | 61.9 | 679 | 6.5 | 5 | 5 | 122.42 | 35.0 | 226.3 |
| 10 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 7 | 186 | 114 | 61.3 | 1522 | 8.2 | 14 | 5 | 149.49 | 26.6 | 217.4 |
| 13 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 7 | 153 | 83 | 54.2 | 1250 | 8.2 | 9 | 6 | 134.45 | 21.9 | 178.6 |
| 13 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 3 | 70 | 46 | 65.7 | 494 | 7.1 | 1 | 6 | 112.57 | 23.3 | 164.7 |
| 15 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 6 | 214 | 127 | 59.3 | 1562 | 7.3 | 8 | 8 | 125.52 | 35.7 | 260.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.