2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 12 | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | 157 | 1 | 2 | 73.58 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 12 | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 283 | 1 | 1 | 127.50 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 11 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 108.01 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 194 | 4 | 0 | 167.30 | 71 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Idaho | 12 | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 122.74 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 11 | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 120.69 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 122.35 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 11 | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 109.00 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Texas State | 12 | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 417 | 3 | 0 | 216.43 | 59 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 172 | 1 | 0 | 161.84 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Troy | 12 | 40 | 29 | 72.5 | 344 | 4 | 0 | 177.74 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 1 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 26 | 19 | 73.1 | 280 | 4 | 0 | 214.31 | 69 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||