2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS Power 5 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 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 3 | 135 | 94 | 69.6 | 1059 | 7.8 | 4 | 3 | 140.86 | 45.0 | 353.0 |
| 1 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 2 | 84 | 48 | 57.1 | 554 | 6.6 | 4 | 0 | 128.25 | 42.0 | 277.0 |
| 1 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 3 | 70 | 40 | 57.1 | 609 | 8.7 | 4 | 3 | 140.51 | 23.3 | 203.0 |
| 4 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 1 | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 250 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 155.95 | 32.0 | 250.0 |
| 5 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 2 | 83 | 53 | 63.9 | 682 | 8.2 | 2 | 2 | 136.01 | 41.5 | 341.0 |
| 5 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 2 | 70 | 45 | 64.3 | 532 | 7.6 | 2 | 3 | 128.99 | 35.0 | 266.0 |
| 5 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 1 | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 260 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 131.76 | 36.0 | 260.0 |
| 8 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 2 | 79 | 36 | 45.6 | 473 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 87.38 | 39.5 | 236.5 |
| 8 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 2 | 69 | 40 | 58.0 | 418 | 6.1 | 1 | 2 | 107.84 | 34.5 | 209.0 |
| 8 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 50 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 850.00 | 0.5 | 25.0 |