2026 American Conference Leaders Passing - On 1st Down through 10/02/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 Emory Williams ECU SR QB 2 16 13 81.3 148 2 0 200.20 36 3 3 2
2 Cale Hellums Army SR QB 3 13 9 69.2 98 2 0 183.32 24 3 1 0
3 Jackson Gutierrez Navy JR QB 2 11 5 45.5 135 1 0 178.55 64 4 3 2
4 Tayven Jackson N Texas SR QB 5 73 49 67.1 833 4 1 178.31 44 35 26 10
5 Marcus Stokes Memphis JR QB 4 46 32 69.6 420 5 1 177.78 48 13 10 5
6 Jaxon Smolik Temple JR QB 2 8 7 87.5 45 1 0 176.00 18 2 1 0
7 Caden Veltkamp FAU SR QB 4 61 52 85.2 495 3 1 166.37 36 18 9 5
8 Ryder Burton UAB JR QB 4 27 18 66.7 210 2 1 149.04 43 9 5 1
9 Cole Gonzales Charlotte SR QB 4 46 35 76.1 401 1 2 147.78 43 13 12 3
10 Baylor Hayes Tulsa SO QB 3 40 26 65.0 310 2 0 146.60 56 11 6 2
11 Michael Van Buren Jr. S Florida JR QB 4 41 26 63.4 296 2 0 140.17 31 12 8 2
12 Mitch Griffis ECU SR QB 3 25 18 72.0 89 2 0 128.30 15 2 1 0
13 Dexter Williams II Tulsa SR QB 2 18 10 55.6 114 1 0 127.09 24 6 3 0
14 Owen McCown UTSA SR QB 4 51 38 74.5 319 0 1 123.13 36 12 3 1
15 Kadin Semonza Tulane JR QB 4 36 20 55.6 263 1 1 120.54 47 8 6 3
16 Jacurri Brown Rice SR QB 4 15 7 46.7 104 0 0 104.91 30 5 4 1
17 Ajani Sheppard Temple SR QB 4 22 9 40.9 154 0 0 99.71 39 5 5 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 8.0 pass attempts on 1st down.