2026 American Conference Leaders Passing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 10/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 196.56 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 189.25 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 161.70 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 4 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 155.34 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 121.40 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 112.13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dexter Williams II | Tulsa | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 111.47 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 54.40 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kadin Semonza | Tulane | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28.40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 4.0 pass attempts on 3rd down, 7-9 yards to go.