2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Total Offense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 3 | -20 | 1059 | 156 | 1039 | 6.66 | 346.3 |
| 2 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 2 | -67 | 682 | 98 | 615 | 6.28 | 307.5 |
| 3 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 3 | 315 | 609 | 120 | 924 | 7.70 | 308.0 |
| 4 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 2 | 25 | 554 | 117 | 579 | 4.95 | 289.5 |
| 5 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 2 | -23 | 532 | 82 | 509 | 6.21 | 254.5 |
| 6 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 473 | 88 | 477 | 5.42 | 238.5 |
| 7 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 2 | 60 | 418 | 110 | 478 | 4.35 | 239.0 |
| 8 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 1 | 7 | 260 | 55 | 267 | 4.85 | 267.0 |
| 9 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 1 | 58 | 250 | 40 | 308 | 7.70 | 308.0 |
| 10 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 1 | 54 | 134 | 45 | 188 | 4.18 | 188.0 |
| 11 | Donovan Williams | UConn | FR | QB | 1 | -12 | 127 | 40 | 115 | 2.88 | 115.0 |
| 11 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 1 | -20 | 127 | 36 | 107 | 2.97 | 107.0 |
| 13 | Linell Bonner | Houston | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Nick Patti | UCF | SR | QB | 2 | 21 | 37 | 19 | 58 | 3.05 | 29.0 |
| 15 | Brett Kean | S Florida | FR | QB | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 16.0 |
| 16 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 46 | 19 | 18 | 65 | 3.61 | 65.0 |
| 17 | Tyler Davis | UConn | FR | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 5.7 | |
| 18 | Dane Roy | Houston | FR | P | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | JR | P | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 6.0 |