2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - In All Plays through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia State | 12 | 355 | 193 | 54.4 | 2087 | 8 | 11 | 104.99 | 37 | 110 | 45 | 14 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 13 | 444 | 255 | 57.4 | 2649 | 12 | 20 | 107.45 | 67 | 125 | 49 | 17 |
| 3 | Troy | 13 | 482 | 254 | 52.7 | 3203 | 20 | 22 | 113.08 | 65 | 136 | 74 | 28 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 13 | 424 | 230 | 54.2 | 2853 | 15 | 11 | 117.26 | 76 | 125 | 70 | 29 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 13 | 313 | 188 | 60.1 | 2270 | 14 | 10 | 129.35 | 80 | 108 | 48 | 23 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 439 | 271 | 61.7 | 3249 | 18 | 10 | 132.87 | 66 | 156 | 74 | 32 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 355 | 210 | 59.2 | 2754 | 16 | 9 | 134.13 | 65 | 116 | 73 | 31 |
| 8 | Idaho | 13 | 448 | 282 | 62.9 | 3685 | 31 | 17 | 147.29 | 75 | 155 | 79 | 33 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 322 | 192 | 59.6 | 2641 | 22 | 6 | 147.35 | 78 | 119 | 60 | 26 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 12 | 360 | 232 | 64.4 | 3029 | 23 | 13 | 148.98 | 78 | 141 | 76 | 25 |
| 11 | Texas State | 12 | 373 | 249 | 66.8 | 2985 | 28 | 3 | 157.15 | 75 | 122 | 67 | 25 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||