2017 American Athletic 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 | Navy | 10 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 143.49 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Tulane | 9 | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 154 | 0 | 1 | 110.18 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | SMU | 11 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 170 | 1 | 2 | 109.56 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 12 | 27 | 20 | 74.1 | 292 | 6 | 0 | 238.25 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Temple | 10 | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 193 | 2 | 0 | 149.33 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | South Florida | 10 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 235 | 1 | 0 | 142.99 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 11 | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 268 | 1 | 0 | 152.71 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 9 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 167 | 2 | 0 | 124.61 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Memphis | 10 | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 109.41 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | UCF | 11 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 132.20 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 11 | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 270 | 4 | 0 | 180.88 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Houston | 12 | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 283 | 1 | 2 | 129.64 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||