2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 6 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 103.94 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 106.77 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 7 | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 81.50 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Idaho | 7 | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 116.70 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 129.63 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 8 | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 106.55 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Troy | 8 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 88.21 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 8 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 124 | 2 | 1 | 153.44 | 73 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 10 | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 133.73 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 142.96 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 180.30 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | South Alabama | 10 | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 174.19 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||