2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - In The 4th Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 12 | 52 | 32 | 61.5 | 406 | 6 | 0 | 165.21 | 75 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 12 | 54 | 35 | 64.8 | 525 | 4 | 1 | 167.22 | 76 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 70 | 40 | 57.1 | 435 | 3 | 3 | 114.91 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | South Alabama | 10 | 71 | 41 | 57.7 | 461 | 2 | 4 | 110.32 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 11 | 79 | 44 | 55.7 | 505 | 4 | 3 | 118.51 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 12 | 86 | 42 | 48.8 | 623 | 2 | 6 | 103.42 | 76 | 25 | 18 | 5 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 96 | 56 | 58.3 | 651 | 4 | 5 | 118.62 | 57 | 28 | 16 | 6 |
| 8 | Idaho | 13 | 107 | 69 | 64.5 | 884 | 8 | 4 | 151.08 | 73 | 40 | 17 | 9 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 110 | 61 | 55.5 | 663 | 2 | 1 | 110.27 | 49 | 33 | 14 | 6 |
| 10 | Troy | 12 | 116 | 59 | 50.9 | 803 | 5 | 3 | 118.05 | 64 | 35 | 20 | 7 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 13 | 121 | 60 | 49.6 | 638 | 3 | 6 | 92.14 | 67 | 31 | 13 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||