2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Hicks | SMU | SO | QB | 5 | 164 | 89 | 54.3 | 1275 | 7.8 | 14 | 3 | 144.08 | 32.8 | 255.0 |
| 2 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | SR | QB | 5 | 119 | 63 | 52.9 | 934 | 7.8 | 10 | 2 | 143.24 | 23.8 | 186.8 |
| 3 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | SR | QB | 4 | 148 | 82 | 55.4 | 1104 | 7.5 | 9 | 5 | 131.38 | 37.0 | 276.0 |
| 3 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 5 | 202 | 106 | 52.5 | 1097 | 5.4 | 9 | 4 | 108.84 | 40.4 | 219.4 |
| 5 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | SR | QB | 4 | 106 | 73 | 68.9 | 1165 | 11.0 | 8 | 2 | 182.33 | 26.5 | 291.3 |
| 5 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | SO | QB | 3 | 82 | 53 | 64.6 | 791 | 9.6 | 8 | 2 | 172.97 | 27.3 | 263.7 |
| 7 | Thomas Sirk | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 151 | 87 | 57.6 | 1129 | 7.5 | 6 | 6 | 125.59 | 37.8 | 282.3 |
| 7 | Logan Marchi | Temple | SO | QB | 5 | 160 | 84 | 52.5 | 981 | 6.1 | 6 | 6 | 108.88 | 32.0 | 196.2 |
| 9 | Kyle Allen | Houston | JR | QB | 3 | 104 | 80 | 76.9 | 751 | 7.2 | 4 | 4 | 142.58 | 34.7 | 250.3 |
| 10 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | JR | QB | 4 | 64 | 26 | 40.6 | 464 | 7.3 | 3 | 2 | 110.75 | 16.0 | 116.0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Banks | Tulane | JR | QB | 3 | 42 | 23 | 54.8 | 301 | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 138.53 | 14.0 | 100.3 |
| 10 | Zach Abey | Navy | JR | QB | 4 | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 385 | 13.3 | 3 | 2 | 173.25 | 7.3 | 96.3 |
| 13 | Chad President | Tulsa | SO | QB | 5 | 120 | 69 | 57.5 | 792 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 116.77 | 24.0 | 158.4 |
| 13 | Kyle Postma | Houston | SR | QB | 3 | 54 | 36 | 66.7 | 371 | 6.9 | 2 | 1 | 132.90 | 18.0 | 123.7 |
| 15 | Rafe Peavey | SMU | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 116 | 29.0 | 1 | 0 | 426.10 | 1.3 | 38.7 |
| 15 | D.J. Gillins | SMU | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 76 | 19.0 | 1 | 0 | 267.10 | 1.0 | 19.0 |