2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing - Games in August/September 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 | 4 | 128 | 77 | 60.2 | 831 | 6.5 | 9 | 3 | 133.20 | 32.0 | 207.8 |
| 2 | Anthony Jennings | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 4 | 118 | 73 | 61.9 | 852 | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 135.31 | 29.5 | 213.0 |
| 3 | Garrett Smith | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 3 | 101 | 59 | 58.4 | 742 | 7.3 | 6 | 3 | 133.80 | 33.7 | 247.3 |
| 4 | Dallas Davis | USA | SO | QB | 4 | 155 | 90 | 58.1 | 1130 | 7.3 | 5 | 5 | 123.51 | 38.8 | 282.5 |
| 4 | Tyler Rogers | NMSU | SR | QB | 4 | 163 | 83 | 50.9 | 1102 | 6.8 | 5 | 7 | 109.24 | 40.8 | 275.5 |
| 4 | Taylor Lamb | App St | JR | QB | 4 | 95 | 61 | 64.2 | 684 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 135.74 | 23.8 | 171.0 |
| 7 | Tyler Jones | Texas St | SR | QB | 3 | 112 | 69 | 61.6 | 603 | 5.4 | 4 | 4 | 111.48 | 37.3 | 201.0 |
| 7 | Justice Hansen | Ark St | SO | QB | 4 | 74 | 43 | 58.1 | 746 | 10.1 | 4 | 3 | 152.52 | 18.5 | 186.5 |
| 7 | Favian Upshaw | Ga South | SR | QB | 4 | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 409 | 10.5 | 4 | 2 | 165.52 | 9.8 | 102.3 |
| 10 | Conner Manning | Georgia St | JR | QB | 3 | 85 | 49 | 57.6 | 567 | 6.7 | 3 | 1 | 122.99 | 28.3 | 189.0 |
| 11 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 4 | 119 | 63 | 52.9 | 736 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 108.76 | 29.8 | 184.0 |
| 12 | Kevin Ellison | Ga South | SR | QB | 4 | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 152 | 8.4 | 1 | 0 | 155.93 | 4.5 | 38.0 |
| 12 | Sawyer Smith | Troy | FR | QB | 4 | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 136 | 9.1 | 1 | 1 | 164.83 | 3.8 | 34.0 |
| 12 | Tyrian Taylor | NMSU | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 31 | 31.0 | 1 | 0 | 690.40 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| 12 | L.G. Williams | Texas St | FR | QB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 0 | 614.80 | 0.3 | 7.3 |