2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 347 | 10.5 | 3 | 2 | 154.70 | 16.5 | 173.5 |
| 2 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | 215 | 128 | 59.5 | 1728 | 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 138.96 | 43.0 | 345.6 |
| 3 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 184 | 125 | 67.9 | 1316 | 7.2 | 9 | 7 | 136.55 | 46.0 | 329.0 |
| 4 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 7 | 233 | 147 | 63.1 | 1673 | 7.2 | 8 | 7 | 128.72 | 33.3 | 239.0 |
| 5 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 168 | 101 | 60.1 | 1295 | 7.7 | 4 | 7 | 124.40 | 42.0 | 323.8 |
| 6 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 3 | 110 | 58 | 52.7 | 861 | 7.8 | 5 | 6 | 122.57 | 36.7 | 287.0 |
| 7 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 7 | 289 | 160 | 55.4 | 1811 | 6.3 | 10 | 11 | 111.80 | 41.3 | 258.7 |
| 8 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 6 | 223 | 126 | 56.5 | 1258 | 5.6 | 5 | 6 | 105.90 | 37.2 | 209.7 |
| 9 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 8 | 173 | 68 | 39.3 | 805 | 4.7 | 5 | 5 | 82.16 | 21.6 | 100.6 |
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.