2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia State | 11 | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 168 | 1 | 1 | 90.30 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 10 | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 95.32 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Idaho | 12 | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 146 | 2 | 2 | 102.79 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Troy | 11 | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 130 | 3 | 1 | 109.10 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 119.22 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 245 | 1 | 1 | 121.89 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 13 | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 147 | 2 | 0 | 125.64 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 161 | 1 | 0 | 134.02 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 12 | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 346 | 4 | 3 | 157.08 | 58 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 11 | 29 | 22 | 75.9 | 201 | 6 | 0 | 202.36 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Texas State | 11 | 26 | 21 | 80.8 | 171 | 6 | 0 | 212.17 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||