2016 Atlantic Coast 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 | Syracuse | 8 | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 147 | 2 | 2 | 133.05 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 8 | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 157.21 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida State | 8 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 111.42 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 95.48 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Louisville | 8 | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 135.03 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Clemson | 12 | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 120.78 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Duke | 5 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 183.12 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Boston College | 6 | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 183 | 2 | 1 | 193.15 | 79 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 123.03 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | North Carolina State | 10 | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 109.26 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Virginia | 10 | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 151 | 6 | 0 | 211.30 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 152.22 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 25 | 19 | 76.0 | 146 | 1 | 2 | 122.26 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 8 | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 185.62 | 68 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||