2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia State | 12 | 80 | 46 | 57.5 | 460 | 0 | 1 | 103.30 | 35 | 23 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 77 | 40 | 51.9 | 529 | 3 | 0 | 122.52 | 48 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| 3 | Texas State | 12 | 84 | 53 | 63.1 | 566 | 2 | 2 | 122.80 | 55 | 23 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 12 | 70 | 49 | 70.0 | 638 | 6 | 1 | 171.98 | 78 | 29 | 16 | 6 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 13 | 75 | 51 | 68.0 | 695 | 5 | 2 | 162.51 | 75 | 34 | 14 | 7 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 105 | 66 | 62.9 | 697 | 3 | 2 | 124.24 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 8 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 13 | 99 | 60 | 60.6 | 720 | 2 | 6 | 116.25 | 62 | 31 | 12 | 5 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 68 | 42 | 61.8 | 722 | 6 | 1 | 177.14 | 78 | 26 | 13 | 9 |
| 9 | Idaho | 13 | 106 | 65 | 61.3 | 826 | 4 | 2 | 135.45 | 60 | 36 | 21 | 6 |
| 10 | Troy | 13 | 122 | 66 | 54.1 | 931 | 5 | 7 | 120.24 | 65 | 37 | 22 | 11 |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 13 | 111 | 61 | 55.0 | 949 | 5 | 1 | 139.85 | 68 | 37 | 22 | 13 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||