2026 American Conference Leaders Passing - In The 1st Quarter through 10/24/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 5 | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 285 | 3 | 0 | 212.34 | 79 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 8 | 44 | 32 | 72.7 | 532 | 4 | 1 | 199.74 | 93 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 7 | 57 | 46 | 80.7 | 570 | 4 | 0 | 187.86 | 45 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 4 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 7 | 73 | 54 | 74.0 | 607 | 6 | 2 | 165.46 | 76 | 27 | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 7 | 42 | 30 | 71.4 | 375 | 2 | 0 | 162.14 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 6 | 44 | 32 | 72.7 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 139.17 | 56 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 8 | 61 | 43 | 70.5 | 393 | 3 | 2 | 134.28 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | Kadin Semonza | Tulane | JR | QB | 4 | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 244 | 1 | 1 | 129.32 | 61 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Emory Williams | ECU | SR | QB | 5 | 47 | 27 | 57.4 | 293 | 2 | 0 | 123.86 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 7 | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 116.94 | 54 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 4 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 107.36 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Conner Harrell | Charlotte | SR | QB | 2 | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 102.26 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 7 | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 96.15 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 5 | 43 | 24 | 55.8 | 175 | 0 | 2 | 80.70 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 7 | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 64.30 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts in the 1st quarter.