2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 5 | 150 | 84 | 56.0 | 1117 | 7.4 | 6 | 1 | 130.42 | 30.0 | 223.4 |
| 1 | Conner Manning | Georgia St | JR | QB | 3 | 85 | 49 | 57.6 | 567 | 6.7 | 3 | 1 | 122.99 | 28.3 | 189.0 |
| 1 | Cole Garvin | USA | SO | QB | 3 | 51 | 31 | 60.8 | 409 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 143.64 | 17.0 | 136.3 |
| 4 | Tyler Rogers | NMSU | SR | QB | 4 | 143 | 73 | 51.0 | 795 | 5.6 | 5 | 2 | 106.49 | 35.8 | 198.8 |
| 5 | Garrett Smith | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 3 | 101 | 61 | 60.4 | 598 | 5.9 | 5 | 3 | 120.54 | 33.7 | 199.3 |
| 5 | Justice Hansen | Ark St | SO | QB | 5 | 100 | 55 | 55.0 | 951 | 9.5 | 7 | 3 | 151.98 | 20.0 | 190.2 |
| 5 | Taylor Lamb | App St | JR | QB | 5 | 127 | 75 | 59.1 | 803 | 6.3 | 6 | 3 | 123.04 | 25.4 | 160.6 |
| 8 | Tyler Jones | Texas St | SR | QB | 4 | 152 | 100 | 65.8 | 1078 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 139.64 | 38.0 | 269.5 |
| 9 | Dallas Davis | USA | SO | QB | 3 | 108 | 58 | 53.7 | 832 | 7.7 | 4 | 5 | 121.37 | 36.0 | 277.3 |
| 10 | Brandon Silvers | Troy | JR | QB | 5 | 173 | 104 | 60.1 | 1065 | 6.2 | 11 | 6 | 125.87 | 34.6 | 213.0 |
| 10 | Anthony Jennings | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 5 | 136 | 77 | 56.6 | 880 | 6.5 | 4 | 6 | 111.87 | 27.2 | 176.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.