2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 3 | 108 | 54 | 50.0 | 900 | 8.3 | 7 | 3 | 135.83 | 36.0 | 300.0 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 118 | 61 | 51.7 | 876 | 7.4 | 6 | 6 | 120.67 | 29.5 | 219.0 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 3 | 123 | 73 | 59.3 | 800 | 6.5 | 7 | 3 | 127.88 | 41.0 | 266.7 |
| 4 | Idaho | 3 | 104 | 62 | 59.6 | 543 | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 102.80 | 34.7 | 181.0 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 3 | 77 | 47 | 61.0 | 636 | 8.3 | 6 | 4 | 145.74 | 25.7 | 212.0 |
| 6 | Troy | 3 | 84 | 52 | 61.9 | 599 | 7.1 | 5 | 4 | 131.93 | 28.0 | 199.7 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 84 | 55 | 65.5 | 700 | 8.3 | 3 | 2 | 142.50 | 28.0 | 233.3 |
| 8 | Texas State | 4 | 157 | 103 | 65.6 | 1587 | 10.1 | 12 | 0 | 175.74 | 39.3 | 396.8 |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 3 | 85 | 56 | 65.9 | 637 | 7.5 | 3 | 2 | 135.77 | 28.3 | 212.3 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 133 | 89 | 66.9 | 1087 | 8.2 | 7 | 6 | 143.92 | 33.3 | 271.8 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 3 | 106 | 72 | 67.9 | 569 | 5.4 | 6 | 3 | 126.04 | 35.3 | 189.7 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 91 | 64 | 70.3 | 1094 | 12.0 | 10 | 2 | 203.17 | 30.3 | 364.7 |