2017 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 82.86 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 11 | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 142 | 1 | 2 | 91.56 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BYU | 12 | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 126.23 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Army | 10 | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 215 | 2 | 0 | 169.42 | 68 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||