2016 Southeastern 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 | Brandon McIlwain | S Carolina | FR | QB | 4 | 91 | 47 | 51.6 | 533 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 108.10 | 22.8 | 133.3 |
| 1 | Damian Williams | Miss St | JR | QB | 2 | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 237 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 143.07 | 18.0 | 118.5 |
| 3 | Sean White | Auburn | SO | QB | 4 | 97 | 64 | 66.0 | 744 | 7.7 | 3 | 1 | 138.56 | 24.3 | 186.0 |
| 3 | Jalen Hurts | Alabama | FR | QB | 4 | 102 | 64 | 62.7 | 727 | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 136.84 | 25.5 | 181.8 |
| 3 | Nick Fitzgerald | Miss St | SO | QB | 4 | 95 | 57 | 60.0 | 603 | 6.3 | 5 | 1 | 128.57 | 23.8 | 150.8 |
| 3 | Danny Etling | LSU | JR | QB | 3 | 71 | 40 | 56.3 | 433 | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 118.69 | 23.7 | 144.3 |
| 3 | Perry Orth | S Carolina | SR | QB | 2 | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 235 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 104.84 | 18.0 | 117.5 |
| 8 | Trevor Knight | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 4 | 141 | 75 | 53.2 | 1055 | 7.5 | 7 | 2 | 129.58 | 35.3 | 263.8 |
| 8 | Austin Allen | Arkansas | JR | QB | 4 | 121 | 81 | 66.9 | 1026 | 8.5 | 9 | 2 | 159.40 | 30.3 | 256.5 |
| 8 | Luke Del Rio | Florida | SO | QB | 3 | 101 | 62 | 61.4 | 762 | 7.5 | 6 | 2 | 140.42 | 33.7 | 254.0 |
| 8 | Kyle Shurmur | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 4 | 105 | 58 | 55.2 | 614 | 5.8 | 3 | 2 | 109.98 | 26.3 | 153.5 |
| 12 | Drew Lock | Missouri | SO | QB | 4 | 162 | 96 | 59.3 | 1508 | 9.3 | 14 | 3 | 162.28 | 40.5 | 377.0 |
| 12 | Chad Kelly | Miss | SR | QB | 4 | 130 | 85 | 65.4 | 1235 | 9.5 | 12 | 3 | 171.03 | 32.5 | 308.8 |
| 12 | Jacob Eason | Georgia | FR | QB | 4 | 123 | 64 | 52.0 | 780 | 6.3 | 5 | 3 | 113.82 | 30.8 | 195.0 |
| 15 | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | SR | QB | 4 | 107 | 61 | 57.0 | 805 | 7.5 | 10 | 5 | 141.69 | 26.8 | 201.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.