2016 Independent Leaders Passing - Games vs. Unranked 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 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 9 | 270 | 165 | 61.1 | 2316 | 8.6 | 22 | 6 | 155.62 | 30.0 | 257.3 |
| 2 | Andrew Ford | U Mass | SO | QB | 10 | 365 | 222 | 60.8 | 2665 | 7.3 | 26 | 14 | 137.99 | 36.5 | 266.5 |
| 3 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 11 | 337 | 199 | 59.1 | 2082 | 6.2 | 10 | 8 | 115.99 | 30.6 | 189.3 |
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.