2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 8 | 81 | 59 | 72.8 | 821 | 7 | 1 | 184.03 | 75 | 35 | 19 | 9 |
| 2 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 4 | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 157.70 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 10 | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 287 | 4 | 1 | 234.81 | 57 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 7 | 62 | 40 | 64.5 | 443 | 2 | 0 | 135.19 | 70 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| 5 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 10 | 115 | 74 | 64.3 | 721 | 5 | 5 | 122.67 | 48 | 35 | 18 | 4 |
| 5 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 2 | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 163 | 1 | 1 | 171.37 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 11 | 103 | 66 | 64.1 | 707 | 5 | 3 | 131.93 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 4 |
| 8 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 6 | 49 | 31 | 63.3 | 440 | 3 | 1 | 154.82 | 77 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 10 | 73 | 46 | 63.0 | 469 | 1 | 2 | 116.02 | 71 | 20 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 13 | 85 | 53 | 62.4 | 592 | 4 | 2 | 131.68 | 65 | 25 | 13 | 8 |
| 11 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 2 | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 129 | 0 | 3 | 84.18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 14 | 92 | 55 | 59.8 | 780 | 4 | 1 | 143.18 | 58 | 35 | 23 | 8 |
| 13 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 9 | 51 | 28 | 54.9 | 353 | 2 | 2 | 118.14 | 70 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 14 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 13 | 100 | 54 | 54.0 | 739 | 9 | 3 | 139.78 | 64 | 35 | 15 | 8 |
| 15 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 12 | 110 | 55 | 50.0 | 541 | 3 | 5 | 91.22 | 54 | 28 | 11 | 4 |
| 16 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 11 | 57 | 28 | 49.1 | 443 | 4 | 2 | 130.54 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 14.0 pass attempts in the 3rd quarter.