2026 American Conference Leaders Passing - In The 1st Quarter through 10/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 4 | 49 | 36 | 73.5 | 378 | 2 | 1 | 147.66 | 76 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 5 | 38 | 27 | 71.1 | 324 | 1 | 0 | 151.36 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 4 | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 158 | 0 | 2 | 86.87 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 4 | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 235 | 3 | 1 | 156.90 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Kadin Semonza | Tulane | JR | QB | 3 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 216 | 1 | 0 | 143.52 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 163.33 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 4 | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 227 | 2 | 1 | 184.14 | 87 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 3 | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 121.07 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 4 | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 94.72 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Emory Williams | ECU | SR | QB | 2 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 160.98 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 3 | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 160 | 2 | 0 | 225.33 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 3 | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 106.70 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Dexter Williams II | Tulsa | SR | QB | 2 | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 117.40 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 3 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 118.30 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 4 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 39.50 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 109.69 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21.49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Zeon Chriss-Gremillion | Tulane | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 179.80 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Jason Dickerson | ECU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 640.00 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Easton Messer | FAU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Chris Jimerson Jr. | N Texas | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||