2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0.20 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas State | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 7 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 9 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 7 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Idaho | 9 | 17 | 111 | 6.53 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | New Mexico State | 10 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||