2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 2 | 70 | 47 | 67.1 | 417 | 6.0 | 3 | 4 | 119.89 | 35.0 | 208.5 |
| 2 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 2 | 66 | 43 | 65.2 | 475 | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 140.60 | 33.0 | 237.5 |
| 3 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 2 | 65 | 41 | 63.1 | 499 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 | 134.64 | 32.5 | 249.5 |
| 4 | Dillon Gabriel | UCF | SO | QB | 3 | 145 | 75 | 51.7 | 790 | 5.4 | 6 | 2 | 108.38 | 48.3 | 263.3 |
| 5 | Brady White | Memphis | SR | QB | 1 | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 316 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 136.70 | 35.0 | 316.0 |
| 6 | Shane Buechele | SMU | SR | QB | 2 | 80 | 41 | 51.3 | 416 | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 98.18 | 40.0 | 208.0 |
| 7 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 1 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 76 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 111.68 | 17.0 | 76.0 |
| 8 | Zach Smith | Tulsa | SR | QB | 1 | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 166 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 87.48 | 30.0 | 166.0 |
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.