2016 American Athletic Conference 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 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 167 | 122 | 73.1 | 1457 | 8.7 | 9 | 3 | 160.53 | 41.8 | 364.3 |
| 2 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 140 | 99 | 70.7 | 1325 | 9.5 | 8 | 2 | 166.21 | 35.0 | 331.3 |
| 3 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 3 | 91 | 61 | 67.0 | 843 | 9.3 | 11 | 2 | 180.34 | 30.3 | 281.0 |
| 4 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 147 | 92 | 62.6 | 1058 | 7.2 | 3 | 2 | 127.06 | 29.4 | 211.6 |
| 5 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 4 | 118 | 70 | 59.3 | 888 | 7.5 | 8 | 6 | 134.73 | 29.5 | 222.0 |
| 6 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 3 | 103 | 61 | 59.2 | 785 | 7.6 | 7 | 3 | 139.84 | 34.3 | 261.7 |
| 7 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 109 | 63 | 57.8 | 846 | 7.8 | 5 | 5 | 128.96 | 27.3 | 211.5 |
| 8 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 89 | 46 | 51.7 | 876 | 9.8 | 8 | 3 | 157.29 | 22.3 | 219.0 |
| 9 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 4 | 120 | 60 | 50.0 | 827 | 6.9 | 2 | 7 | 101.72 | 30.0 | 206.8 |
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.