2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 67 | 32 | 47.8 | 396 | 5.9 | 2 | 5 | 92.32 | 33.5 | 198.0 |
| 2 | Texas State | 2 | 61 | 34 | 55.7 | 348 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 103.66 | 30.5 | 174.0 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 4 | 143 | 85 | 59.4 | 847 | 5.9 | 2 | 7 | 104.02 | 35.8 | 211.8 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 7 | 259 | 139 | 53.7 | 1578 | 6.1 | 8 | 12 | 105.77 | 37.0 | 225.4 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 9 | 268 | 150 | 56.0 | 1797 | 6.7 | 8 | 13 | 112.44 | 29.8 | 199.7 |
| 6 | Idaho | 4 | 133 | 72 | 54.1 | 877 | 6.6 | 3 | 3 | 112.46 | 33.3 | 219.3 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 7 | 211 | 102 | 48.3 | 1572 | 7.5 | 8 | 11 | 113.00 | 30.1 | 224.6 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 164 | 97 | 59.1 | 1133 | 6.9 | 6 | 7 | 120.72 | 32.8 | 226.6 |
| 9 | Troy | 11 | 385 | 232 | 60.3 | 2621 | 6.8 | 18 | 15 | 125.09 | 35.0 | 238.3 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 88 | 52 | 59.1 | 626 | 7.1 | 3 | 2 | 125.55 | 29.3 | 208.7 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 7 | 263 | 167 | 63.5 | 1842 | 7.0 | 13 | 7 | 133.32 | 37.6 | 263.1 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 129 | 76 | 58.9 | 1168 | 9.1 | 12 | 2 | 162.57 | 32.3 | 292.0 |