2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS (I-A) 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 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 12 | 403 | 254 | 63.0 | 3403 | 8.4 | 29 | 8 | 153.74 | 33.6 | 283.6 |
| 1 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 12 | 406 | 240 | 59.1 | 3066 | 7.6 | 29 | 11 | 140.70 | 33.8 | 255.5 |
| 3 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 12 | 469 | 319 | 68.0 | 3557 | 7.6 | 22 | 13 | 141.67 | 39.1 | 296.4 |
| 3 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 12 | 313 | 199 | 63.6 | 2634 | 8.4 | 22 | 6 | 153.64 | 26.1 | 219.5 |
| 5 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 11 | 390 | 215 | 55.1 | 2721 | 7.0 | 19 | 13 | 123.15 | 35.5 | 247.4 |
| 5 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 13 | 372 | 219 | 58.9 | 3171 | 8.5 | 19 | 12 | 140.88 | 28.6 | 243.9 |
| 7 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 9 | 317 | 209 | 65.9 | 2223 | 7.0 | 11 | 8 | 131.24 | 35.2 | 247.0 |
| 8 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 10 | 336 | 194 | 57.7 | 1983 | 5.9 | 10 | 7 | 112.97 | 33.6 | 198.3 |
| 8 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 11 | 235 | 100 | 42.6 | 1304 | 5.5 | 10 | 7 | 97.24 | 21.4 | 118.5 |
| 10 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 6 | 221 | 125 | 56.6 | 1484 | 6.7 | 9 | 6 | 120.98 | 36.8 | 247.3 |
| 11 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 7 | 202 | 119 | 58.9 | 1347 | 6.7 | 8 | 4 | 124.03 | 28.9 | 192.4 |
| 12 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 8 | 260 | 150 | 57.7 | 1848 | 7.1 | 7 | 6 | 121.66 | 32.5 | 231.0 |
| 12 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 114 | 69 | 60.5 | 1319 | 11.6 | 7 | 3 | 172.72 | 10.4 | 119.9 |
| 14 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 7 | 127 | 66 | 52.0 | 804 | 6.3 | 6 | 2 | 117.59 | 18.1 | 114.9 |
| 15 | Matt Davis | SMU | SR | QB | 1 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 155 | 9.1 | 2 | 1 | 150.71 | 17.0 | 155.0 |
| 15 | Jason Stewart | Memphis | SR | QB | 5 | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 229 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 146.37 | 6.4 | 45.8 |
| 17 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 4 | 70 | 46 | 65.7 | 494 | 7.1 | 1 | 6 | 112.57 | 17.5 | 123.5 |
| 17 | Donovan Williams | UConn | FR | QB | 3 | 76 | 36 | 47.4 | 300 | 3.9 | 1 | 5 | 71.70 | 25.3 | 100.0 |
| 17 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 5 | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 352 | 10.1 | 1 | 4 | 128.19 | 7.0 | 70.4 |
| 17 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 6 | 55 | 22 | 40.0 | 317 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 87.15 | 9.2 | 52.8 |
| 17 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 72 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 | 344.93 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 11 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 50 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 425.00 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| 17 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 0 | 197.80 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| 17 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 31 | 31.0 | 1 | 0 | 690.40 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| 17 | Tyler Cogswell | Cincinnati | JR | TE | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 0 | 673.60 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 17 | D'Eriq King | Houston | FR | QB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 278.00 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 17 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 446.80 | 0.1 | 0.2 |