2016 Independent 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 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 4 | 116 | 72 | 62.1 | 1096 | 9.4 | 11 | 3 | 167.55 | 29.0 | 274.0 |
| 2 | Andrew Ford | U Mass | SO | QB | 3 | 82 | 52 | 63.4 | 551 | 6.7 | 7 | 4 | 138.28 | 27.3 | 183.7 |
| 3 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 5 | 171 | 102 | 59.6 | 1117 | 6.5 | 5 | 6 | 117.15 | 34.2 | 223.4 |
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.