2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 13 | 452 | 264 | 58.4 | 3047 | 6.7 | 21 | 16 | 123.28 | 34.8 | 234.4 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 11 | 371 | 189 | 50.9 | 2673 | 7.2 | 18 | 11 | 121.54 | 33.7 | 243.0 |
| 2 | Troy | 12 | 409 | 247 | 60.4 | 2927 | 7.2 | 20 | 17 | 128.33 | 34.1 | 243.9 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 12 | 362 | 214 | 59.1 | 2629 | 7.3 | 14 | 18 | 122.94 | 30.2 | 219.1 |
| 5 | Idaho | 11 | 347 | 217 | 62.5 | 2573 | 7.4 | 16 | 9 | 134.86 | 31.5 | 233.9 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 11 | 381 | 244 | 64.0 | 2872 | 7.5 | 23 | 10 | 142.03 | 34.6 | 261.1 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 11 | 393 | 244 | 62.1 | 3091 | 7.9 | 21 | 7 | 142.24 | 35.7 | 281.0 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 326 | 201 | 61.7 | 2610 | 8.0 | 16 | 5 | 142.04 | 29.6 | 237.3 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 310 | 171 | 55.2 | 2632 | 8.5 | 26 | 14 | 145.13 | 28.2 | 239.3 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 337 | 221 | 65.6 | 2902 | 8.6 | 18 | 8 | 150.79 | 30.6 | 263.8 |
| 11 | Texas State | 11 | 363 | 229 | 63.1 | 3368 | 9.3 | 21 | 0 | 160.12 | 33.0 | 306.2 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 381 | 236 | 61.9 | 3592 | 9.4 | 32 | 9 | 164.14 | 31.8 | 299.3 |