2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Total Offense - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Ellison | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | 115 | 127 | 24 | 242 | 10.08 | 242.0 |
| 2 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 2 | 9 | 507 | 65 | 516 | 7.94 | 258.0 |
| 3 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 2 | 198 | 0 | 25 | 198 | 7.92 | 99.0 |
| 4 | Dallas Davis | USA | SO | QB | 2 | 69 | 484 | 71 | 553 | 7.79 | 276.5 |
| 5 | Larry Rose III | NMSU | JR | RB | 1 | 170 | 0 | 22 | 170 | 7.73 | 170.0 |
| 6 | Conner Cramer | NMSU | JR | QB | 1 | 110 | 95 | 28 | 205 | 7.32 | 205.0 |
| 7 | Conner Manning | Georgia St | JR | QB | 1 | 30 | 266 | 41 | 296 | 7.22 | 296.0 |
| 8 | Justice Hansen | Ark St | SO | QB | 2 | -15 | 384 | 55 | 369 | 6.71 | 184.5 |
| 9 | Marcus Cox | App St | SR | RB | 1 | 143 | 0 | 22 | 143 | 6.50 | 143.0 |
| 10 | Taylor Lamb | App St | JR | QB | 1 | 126 | 119 | 41 | 245 | 5.98 | 245.0 |
| 11 | Austin Vaughn | La-Monroe | FR | RB | 1 | 61 | 0 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 61.0 |
| 12 | Brandon Silvers | Troy | JR | QB | 2 | 30 | 453 | 88 | 483 | 5.49 | 241.5 |
| 13 | Tyler Siudzinski | Texas St | SR | RB | 1 | 85 | 0 | 17 | 85 | 5.00 | 85.0 |
| 14 | Elijah McGuire | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 2 | 209 | 0 | 45 | 209 | 4.64 | 104.5 |
| 15 | Isaiah Saunders | Idaho | SO | RB | 2 | 246 | 0 | 55 | 246 | 4.47 | 123.0 |
| 16 | Matt Breida | Ga South | SR | RB | 1 | 66 | 0 | 15 | 66 | 4.40 | 66.0 |
| 17 | Dami Ayoola | USA | SR | RB | 2 | 92 | 0 | 22 | 92 | 4.18 | 46.0 |
| 18 | Connor White | Texas St | SO | QB | 1 | 35 | 102 | 34 | 137 | 4.03 | 137.0 |
| 19 | Warren Wand | Ark St | SO | RB | 2 | 147 | 0 | 38 | 147 | 3.87 | 73.5 |
| 20 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | JR | RB | 2 | 135 | 0 | 39 | 135 | 3.46 | 67.5 |
| 21 | Favian Upshaw | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | -8 | 48 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 40.0 |
| 22 | Kyler Neal | Georgia St | JR | RB | 1 | 46 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 46.0 |
| 23 | Anthony Jennings | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 2 | 41 | 95 | 48 | 136 | 2.83 | 68.0 |
| 24 | Jalin Moore | App St | SO | RB | 1 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 35 | 2.19 | 35.0 |
| 25 | Tyler Rogers | NMSU | SR | QB | 1 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 1.33 | 24.0 |
| 26 | Caleb Evans | La-Monroe | FR | QB | 1 | -9 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 1.05 | 22.0 |
| 27 | Tyler Jones | Texas St | SR | QB | 1 | -26 | 18 | 11 | -8 | -0.73 | -8.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 9.0 plays per game played.