2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Silvers | Troy | JR | QB | 3 | 115 | 71 | 61.7 | 658 | 5.7 | 3 | 4 | 111.45 | 38.3 | 219.3 |
| 2 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 4 | 137 | 83 | 60.6 | 819 | 6.0 | 3 | 5 | 110.73 | 34.3 | 204.8 |
| 3 | Tyler Jones | Texas St | SR | QB | 9 | 248 | 150 | 60.5 | 1293 | 5.2 | 2 | 12 | 97.26 | 27.6 | 143.7 |
| 4 | Justice Hansen | Ark St | SO | QB | 5 | 131 | 78 | 59.5 | 1139 | 8.7 | 5 | 4 | 139.07 | 26.2 | 227.8 |
| 5 | Dallas Davis | USA | SO | QB | 7 | 212 | 119 | 56.1 | 1756 | 8.3 | 7 | 6 | 130.95 | 30.3 | 250.9 |
| 5 | Garrett Smith | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 6 | 139 | 78 | 56.1 | 975 | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 124.47 | 23.2 | 162.5 |
| 7 | Anthony Jennings | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 7 | 199 | 110 | 55.3 | 1135 | 5.7 | 4 | 8 | 101.78 | 28.4 | 162.1 |
| 8 | Taylor Lamb | App St | JR | QB | 3 | 72 | 39 | 54.2 | 390 | 5.4 | 2 | 3 | 100.51 | 24.0 | 130.0 |
| 9 | Conner Manning | Georgia St | JR | QB | 8 | 294 | 159 | 54.1 | 2026 | 6.9 | 12 | 13 | 116.59 | 36.8 | 253.3 |
| 10 | Tyler Rogers | NMSU | SR | QB | 8 | 285 | 152 | 53.3 | 1858 | 6.5 | 9 | 10 | 111.49 | 35.6 | 232.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.