2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | SR | CB | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 2 | Brodie Hicks | Air Force | SR | DB | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 3 | Weston Steelhammer | Air Force | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 4 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 4 | Parker Baldwin | SDSU | SO | S | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Trevon Bierria | SJSU | FR | S | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 4 | Jesse Washington | Air Force | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 4 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | JR | S | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 4 | Ron Smith | SDSU | FR | CB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 4 | Ryan Santos | New Mexico | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Antonio Hull | Wyoming | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 4 | Derek Babiash | SDSU | JR | CB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Jalen Rogers | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 4 | Austin Ocasio | New Mexico | JR | LB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 4 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | FR | LB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 4 | Chanceller James | Boise St | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 19 | Darius Mouton | UNLV | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Justin Sweet | CSU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Malik Smith | SDSU | SR | S | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 19 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 19 | Jordon Vaden | CSU | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 19 | Jaden Sawyer | Nevada | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 19 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | JR | S | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Stratton Brown | Fresno St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 19 | Jake Schlager | CSU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 19 | Jamal Hicks | CSU | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 19 | Patrick Healy | Air Force | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 19 | Daniel Gray | Utah State | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 19 | Jamal Mayo | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Raymond Ford | Boise St | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 19 | Kevin Davis | CSU | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 19 | Asauni Rufus | Nevada | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 19 | Ronley Lakalaka | SDSU | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 19 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | SO | WLB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Dylan Sumner-Gardner | Boise St | SO | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 19 | Chase Appleby | Wyoming | SR | NT | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 19 | Sidney Malauulu | Wyoming | SO | NT | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 19 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 19 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |