2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 9 | 237 | 139 | 58.6 | 2053 | 8.7 | 15 | 7 | 146.39 | 26.3 | 228.1 |
| 2 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 8 | 263 | 164 | 62.4 | 2140 | 8.1 | 17 | 4 | 149.00 | 32.9 | 267.5 |
| 3 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 8 | 210 | 138 | 65.7 | 1675 | 8.0 | 14 | 3 | 151.85 | 26.3 | 209.4 |
| 4 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 8 | 279 | 161 | 57.7 | 2156 | 7.7 | 19 | 6 | 140.80 | 34.9 | 269.5 |
| 5 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 8 | 325 | 226 | 69.5 | 2485 | 7.6 | 16 | 9 | 144.48 | 40.6 | 310.6 |
| 6 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 6 | 191 | 110 | 57.6 | 1430 | 7.5 | 6 | 4 | 126.66 | 31.8 | 238.3 |
| 7 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 8 | 302 | 174 | 57.6 | 2103 | 7.0 | 17 | 8 | 129.40 | 37.8 | 262.9 |
| 8 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 7 | 202 | 119 | 58.9 | 1347 | 6.7 | 8 | 4 | 124.03 | 28.9 | 192.4 |
| 9 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 6 | 182 | 115 | 63.2 | 1164 | 6.4 | 7 | 5 | 124.12 | 30.3 | 194.0 |
| 9 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 6 | 95 | 47 | 49.5 | 605 | 6.4 | 6 | 1 | 121.69 | 15.8 | 100.8 |
| 11 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 7 | 247 | 143 | 57.9 | 1375 | 5.6 | 6 | 6 | 107.82 | 35.3 | 196.4 |
| 12 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 8 | 169 | 67 | 39.6 | 837 | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.92 | 21.1 | 104.6 |
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.