2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Total Offense - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 7 | -67 | 1811 | 316 | 1744 | 5.52 | 249.1 |
| 2 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | -6 | 1728 | 251 | 1722 | 6.86 | 344.4 |
| 3 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 7 | 52 | 1673 | 284 | 1725 | 6.07 | 246.4 |
| 4 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 6 | 146 | 1470 | 289 | 1616 | 5.59 | 269.3 |
| 5 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 6 | -36 | 1339 | 218 | 1303 | 5.98 | 217.2 |
| 6 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 162 | 1316 | 256 | 1478 | 5.77 | 369.5 |
| 7 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | -56 | 1295 | 197 | 1239 | 6.29 | 309.8 |
| 8 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 6 | 71 | 1258 | 292 | 1329 | 4.55 | 221.5 |
| 9 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 5 | -26 | 1234 | 229 | 1208 | 5.28 | 241.6 |
| 10 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 3 | -21 | 861 | 118 | 840 | 7.12 | 280.0 |
| 11 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 8 | 116 | 805 | 264 | 921 | 3.49 | 115.1 |
| 12 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 140 | 593 | 108 | 733 | 6.79 | 244.3 |
| 13 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 6 | -14 | 456 | 92 | 442 | 4.80 | 73.7 |
| 14 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 3 | 257 | 352 | 93 | 609 | 6.55 | 203.0 |
| 15 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 249 | 347 | 65 | 596 | 9.17 | 298.0 |
| 16 | Donovan Williams | UConn | FR | QB | 3 | 52 | 300 | 107 | 352 | 3.29 | 117.3 |
| 17 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 3 | -5 | 218 | 42 | 213 | 5.07 | 71.0 |
| 18 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 3 | 41 | 96 | 37 | 137 | 3.70 | 45.7 |
| 19 | Tristan Payton | UCF | SO | WR | 6 | -1 | 72 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 11.8 |
| 20 | Garrett Anderson | UConn | SR | QB | 7 | -4 | 69 | 21 | 65 | 3.10 | 9.3 |
| 21 | Ke'Mon Freeman | SMU | FR | RB | 7 | 382 | 43 | 102 | 425 | 4.17 | 60.7 |
| 22 | Tyler Davis | UConn | FR | 9 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 4.7 | |
| 23 | Darrel Colbert Jr. | SMU | SO | QB | 3 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 20.0 |
| 24 | Nick Patti | UCF | SR | QB | 6 | 21 | 37 | 19 | 58 | 3.05 | 9.7 |
| 25 | Tyler Cogswell | Cincinnati | JR | TE | 8 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 3.6 |
| 26 | Jason Stewart | Memphis | SR | QB | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 28.0 |
| 26 | Johnathan Brantley | Tulane | FR | QB | 4 | 67 | 28 | 35 | 95 | 2.71 | 23.8 |
| 28 | Phil Mayhue | Memphis | JR | WR | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 3.6 |
| 29 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | JR | P | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 2.4 |
| 30 | Noel Thomas, Jr. | UConn | SR | WR | 9 | 61 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 8.0 |