2016 Conference USA Leaders Passing - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Higgins | La Tech | SR | QB | 3 | 143 | 90 | 62.9 | 1224 | 8.6 | 10 | 2 | 155.12 | 47.7 | 408.0 |
| 2 | Mike White | Western Ky | JR | QB | 4 | 124 | 76 | 61.3 | 1142 | 9.2 | 6 | 3 | 149.78 | 31.0 | 285.5 |
| 3 | Brent Stockstill | MTSU | SO | QB | 4 | 177 | 113 | 63.8 | 1362 | 7.7 | 13 | 3 | 149.33 | 44.3 | 340.5 |
| 4 | Dalton Sturm | UTSA | JR | QB | 4 | 102 | 62 | 60.8 | 782 | 7.7 | 7 | 3 | 141.95 | 25.5 | 195.5 |
| 5 | David Washington | ODU | SR | QB | 4 | 112 | 63 | 56.3 | 746 | 6.7 | 8 | 1 | 133.98 | 28.0 | 186.5 |
| 6 | Nick Mullens | USM | SR | QB | 4 | 127 | 74 | 58.3 | 913 | 7.2 | 9 | 6 | 132.60 | 31.8 | 228.3 |
| 7 | Zack Greenlee | UTEP | JR | QB | 3 | 58 | 31 | 53.4 | 435 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 | 132.31 | 19.3 | 145.0 |
| 8 | Jason Driskel | FAU | SO | QB | 4 | 128 | 80 | 62.5 | 898 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 122.92 | 32.0 | 224.5 |
| 9 | Kevin Olsen | Charlotte | JR | QB | 4 | 124 | 66 | 53.2 | 617 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 105.11 | 31.0 | 154.3 |
| 10 | Mason Fine | N Texas | FR | QB | 4 | 84 | 42 | 50.0 | 472 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 98.75 | 21.0 | 118.0 |
| 11 | Alex McGough | FIU | JR | QB | 4 | 99 | 53 | 53.5 | 548 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | 95.28 | 24.8 | 137.0 |
| 12 | Tyler Stehling | Rice | SR | QB | 4 | 131 | 69 | 52.7 | 648 | 4.9 | 2 | 4 | 93.15 | 32.8 | 162.0 |
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.