2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 2 | 83 | 47 | 56.6 | 579 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 121.49 | 41.5 | 289.5 |
| 1 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 2 | 84 | 48 | 57.1 | 554 | 6.6 | 4 | 0 | 128.25 | 42.0 | 277.0 |
| 3 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 2 | 72 | 46 | 63.9 | 505 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 133.78 | 36.0 | 252.5 |
| 3 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 347 | 10.5 | 3 | 2 | 154.70 | 16.5 | 173.5 |
| 5 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 1 | 39 | 22 | 56.4 | 306 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 139.24 | 39.0 | 306.0 |
| 5 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 2 | 57 | 29 | 50.9 | 450 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 128.78 | 28.5 | 225.0 |
| 5 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 2 | 64 | 39 | 60.9 | 435 | 6.8 | 2 | 3 | 118.96 | 32.0 | 217.5 |
| 5 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 2 | 67 | 42 | 62.7 | 403 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 120.08 | 33.5 | 201.5 |
| 5 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 2 | 38 | 18 | 47.4 | 166 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 101.43 | 19.0 | 83.0 |
| 10 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 2 | 55 | 39 | 70.9 | 495 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 148.87 | 27.5 | 247.5 |
| 10 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 1 | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 216 | 7.2 | 1 | 3 | 118.15 | 30.0 | 216.0 |
| 10 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 333 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | 167.67 | 13.5 | 166.5 |
| 10 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 2 | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 60 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 88.14 | 7.0 | 30.0 |
| 10 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 50 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 850.00 | 0.5 | 25.0 |
| 10 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 72 | 36.0 | 1 | 0 | 517.40 | 0.7 | 24.0 |
| 10 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 | 263.73 | 1.5 | 21.5 |