2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 5 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 77.30 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 8 | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 88.32 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 46.36 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 10 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 80.71 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 151.88 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 84.75 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Troy | 10 | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 85.80 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 9 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 73.87 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 9 | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 98.00 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 8 | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 176 | 3 | 0 | 244.56 | 63 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Idaho | 10 | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 126 | 5 | 0 | 264.89 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||