2016 Southeastern Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Bentley | S Carolina | FR | QB | 3 | 93 | 57 | 61.3 | 644 | 6.9 | 3 | 4 | 121.51 | 31.0 | 214.7 |
| 2 | Chad Kelly | Miss | SR | QB | 4 | 171 | 103 | 60.2 | 1417 | 8.3 | 11 | 6 | 144.05 | 42.8 | 354.3 |
| 3 | Sean White | Auburn | SO | QB | 3 | 57 | 33 | 57.9 | 409 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 114.66 | 19.0 | 136.3 |
| 4 | Stephen Johnson | Kentucky | JR | QB | 3 | 52 | 30 | 57.7 | 472 | 9.1 | 3 | 1 | 149.13 | 17.3 | 157.3 |
| 5 | Austin Appleby | Florida | SR | QB | 4 | 116 | 66 | 56.9 | 776 | 6.7 | 5 | 5 | 118.70 | 29.0 | 194.0 |
| 6 | Jalen Hurts | Alabama | FR | QB | 6 | 131 | 74 | 56.5 | 837 | 6.4 | 6 | 4 | 119.16 | 21.8 | 139.5 |
| 7 | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | SR | QB | 4 | 116 | 65 | 56.0 | 793 | 6.8 | 8 | 4 | 129.31 | 29.0 | 198.3 |
| 8 | Jacob Eason | Georgia | FR | QB | 2 | 64 | 35 | 54.7 | 351 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 105.92 | 32.0 | 175.5 |
| 9 | Austin Allen | Arkansas | JR | QB | 5 | 166 | 90 | 54.2 | 1318 | 7.9 | 7 | 10 | 122.79 | 33.2 | 263.6 |
| 10 | Kyle Shurmur | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 2 | 61 | 33 | 54.1 | 303 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 94.67 | 30.5 | 151.5 |
| 11 | Danny Etling | LSU | JR | QB | 4 | 105 | 56 | 53.3 | 631 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 109.43 | 26.3 | 157.8 |
| 12 | Trevor Knight | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 3 | 101 | 48 | 47.5 | 622 | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 116.89 | 33.7 | 207.3 |
| 13 | Nick Fitzgerald | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 91 | 39 | 42.9 | 446 | 4.9 | 2 | 2 | 86.88 | 30.3 | 148.7 |
| 14 | Drew Lock | Missouri | SO | QB | 3 | 106 | 44 | 41.5 | 486 | 4.6 | 1 | 3 | 77.47 | 35.3 | 162.0 |
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.