2026 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down through 10/03/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 103.89 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 211 | 1 | 3 | 103.53 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 4 | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 203 | 2 | 3 | 98.98 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Troy | 4 | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 181 | 3 | 0 | 145.18 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 222 | 1 | 0 | 108.19 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | South Alabama | 5 | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 201 | 3 | 1 | 142.61 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 5 | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 90.70 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 4 | 41 | 23 | 56.1 | 217 | 1 | 3 | 93.98 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 295 | 3 | 0 | 164.79 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 5 | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 290 | 3 | 2 | 159.59 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | Louisiana | 5 | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 260 | 4 | 1 | 131.91 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 5 | 47 | 26 | 55.3 | 405 | 6 | 1 | 165.57 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
| 13 | James Madison | 5 | 51 | 29 | 56.9 | 304 | 1 | 1 | 109.48 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Marshall | 5 | 45 | 31 | 68.9 | 468 | 7 | 1 | 203.14 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||