2025 American Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Mestemaker | N Texas | FR | QB | 2 | 58 | 40 | 69.0 | 528 | 9.1 | 2 | 3 | 146.48 | 29.0 | 264.0 |
| 2 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 3 | 96 | 65 | 67.7 | 846 | 8.8 | 6 | 3 | 156.12 | 32.0 | 282.0 |
| 3 | Jalen Kitna | UAB | SR | QB | 2 | 77 | 48 | 62.3 | 585 | 7.6 | 3 | 4 | 128.62 | 38.5 | 292.5 |
| 4 | Brendon Lewis | Memphis | SR | QB | 2 | 70 | 48 | 68.6 | 489 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 143.25 | 35.0 | 244.5 |
| 5 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | JR | QB | 2 | 98 | 64 | 65.3 | 674 | 6.9 | 4 | 4 | 128.40 | 49.0 | 337.0 |
| 5 | Jake Retzlaff | Tulane | SR | QB | 3 | 74 | 38 | 51.4 | 507 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 110.66 | 24.7 | 169.0 |
| 7 | Owen McCown | UTSA | JR | QB | 3 | 85 | 61 | 71.8 | 575 | 6.8 | 5 | 0 | 148.01 | 28.3 | 191.7 |
| 8 | Katin Houser | ECU | JR | QB | 2 | 72 | 44 | 61.1 | 465 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 114.38 | 36.0 | 232.5 |
| 9 | Grayson Loftis | Charlotte | SO | QB | 3 | 88 | 52 | 59.1 | 565 | 6.4 | 2 | 3 | 113.70 | 29.3 | 188.3 |
| 10 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | FR | QB | 2 | 73 | 40 | 54.8 | 434 | 5.9 | 2 | 2 | 108.30 | 36.5 | 217.0 |
| 11 | Evan Simon | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 120 | 69 | 57.5 | 670 | 5.6 | 4 | 1 | 113.73 | 30.0 | 167.5 |
| 12 | Chase Jenkins | Rice | SO | QB | 3 | 54 | 36 | 66.7 | 265 | 4.9 | 2 | 1 | 116.41 | 18.0 | 88.3 |
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.