2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 12 | 285 | 183 | 64.2 | 2318 | 8.1 | 20 | 5 | 152.18 | 23.8 | 193.2 |
| 2 | D'Eriq King | Houston | JR | QB | 11 | 345 | 219 | 63.5 | 2982 | 8.6 | 36 | 6 | 167.04 | 31.4 | 271.1 |
| 2 | Brady White | Memphis | JR | QB | 12 | 334 | 212 | 63.5 | 2909 | 8.7 | 26 | 8 | 157.53 | 27.8 | 242.4 |
| 4 | Blake Barnett | S Florida | JR | QB | 11 | 350 | 214 | 61.1 | 2710 | 7.7 | 12 | 11 | 131.21 | 31.8 | 246.4 |
| 5 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | JR | QB | 9 | 264 | 158 | 59.8 | 2395 | 9.1 | 22 | 6 | 159.00 | 29.3 | 266.1 |
| 6 | David Pindell | UConn | SR | QB | 8 | 205 | 122 | 59.5 | 1349 | 6.6 | 15 | 11 | 128.20 | 25.6 | 168.6 |
| 7 | Anthony Russo | Temple | SO | QB | 11 | 252 | 147 | 58.3 | 1882 | 7.5 | 7 | 9 | 123.09 | 22.9 | 171.1 |
| 8 | Ben Hicks | SMU | JR | QB | 9 | 290 | 164 | 56.6 | 1988 | 6.9 | 15 | 5 | 127.75 | 32.2 | 220.9 |
| 9 | Reid Herring | ECU | SO | QB | 8 | 282 | 152 | 53.9 | 1571 | 5.6 | 6 | 8 | 102.05 | 35.3 | 196.4 |
| 10 | Seth Boomer | Tulsa | FR | QB | 9 | 198 | 101 | 51.0 | 1378 | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 120.43 | 22.0 | 153.1 |
| 11 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | FR | QB | 8 | 188 | 90 | 47.9 | 1195 | 6.4 | 10 | 1 | 117.75 | 23.5 | 149.4 |
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.