2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 149 | 78 | 52.3 | 669 | 4.5 | 1 | 10 | 78.86 | 37.3 | 167.3 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 5 | 175 | 95 | 54.3 | 1012 | 5.8 | 4 | 8 | 101.27 | 35.0 | 202.4 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 103 | 66 | 64.1 | 697 | 6.8 | 3 | 4 | 122.76 | 34.3 | 232.3 |
| 4 | Troy | 3 | 106 | 58 | 54.7 | 742 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 121.54 | 35.3 | 247.3 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 3 | 79 | 40 | 50.6 | 559 | 7.1 | 1 | 3 | 106.66 | 26.3 | 186.3 |
| 6 | Texas State | 4 | 122 | 79 | 64.8 | 912 | 7.5 | 5 | 3 | 136.14 | 30.5 | 228.0 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 105 | 61 | 58.1 | 803 | 7.6 | 5 | 5 | 128.53 | 26.3 | 200.8 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 144 | 86 | 59.7 | 1144 | 7.9 | 10 | 2 | 146.59 | 28.8 | 228.8 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 4 | 95 | 61 | 64.2 | 760 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 136.25 | 23.8 | 190.0 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 4 | 129 | 84 | 65.1 | 1148 | 8.9 | 10 | 5 | 157.70 | 32.3 | 287.0 |
| 11 | Idaho | 4 | 141 | 94 | 66.7 | 1287 | 9.1 | 9 | 5 | 157.32 | 35.3 | 321.8 |