2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Total Offense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | -64 | 1435 | 217 | 1371 | 6.32 | 274.2 |
| 2 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 5 | -13 | 1144 | 172 | 1131 | 6.58 | 226.2 |
| 3 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 254 | 1094 | 230 | 1348 | 5.86 | 337.0 |
| 4 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 4 | -4 | 1082 | 164 | 1078 | 6.57 | 269.5 |
| 5 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 5 | 612 | 1065 | 212 | 1677 | 7.91 | 335.4 |
| 6 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 4 | -32 | 987 | 170 | 955 | 5.62 | 238.8 |
| 7 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 4 | 127 | 952 | 196 | 1079 | 5.51 | 269.8 |
| 8 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 94 | 920 | 178 | 1014 | 5.70 | 253.5 |
| 9 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 4 | 439 | 720 | 172 | 1159 | 6.74 | 289.8 |
| 10 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 3 | 55 | 682 | 131 | 737 | 5.63 | 245.7 |
| 11 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 4 | 12 | 514 | 83 | 526 | 6.34 | 131.5 |
| 12 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 4 | 112 | 513 | 147 | 625 | 4.25 | 156.3 |
| 13 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 3 | 1 | 420 | 69 | 421 | 6.10 | 140.3 |
| 14 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 1 | -30 | 315 | 63 | 285 | 4.52 | 285.0 |
| 15 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 1 | -13 | 216 | 36 | 203 | 5.64 | 203.0 |
| 16 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 31 | 156 | 38 | 187 | 4.92 | 187.0 |
| 17 | James Summers | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 297 | 31 | 68 | 328 | 4.82 | 82.0 |
| 18 | Brett Kean | S Florida | FR | QB | 4 | -1 | 30 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 7.3 |
| 19 | Garrett Anderson | UConn | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 8.3 |
| 20 | Spencer Smith | Memphis | JR | P | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 2.4 |
| 21 | Zay Jones | ECU | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0.5 |