2017 Conference USA Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinton Jordan | Charlotte | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Darious Williams | UAB | SR | CB | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 3 | DeAndre Farris | Western Ky | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Charvarius Ward | MTSU | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Tarvarius Moore | USM | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Mike Minter Jr. | MTSU | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 8 | Brad Muhammad | FIU | SR | CB | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Shelton Lewis | FAU | JR | CB | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 10 | Eric Jenkins | N Texas | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Curtis Mikell | USM | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Sean Carter | ODU | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Marvin Branch Jr. | ODU | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Ed Rolle | Charlotte | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Brandon Douglas-Dotson | Rice | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Cole Thomas | Rice | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Blain Padgett | Rice | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Bryce Canady | FIU | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Cornell Armstrong | USM | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Darius Harris | MTSU | JR | LB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 21 | Secdrick Cooper | La Tech | SR | S | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Drell Greene | Western Ky | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Joe Joe Headen | ODU | FR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Garrison Mitchell | UAB | SO | S | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Jalen Young | FAU | JR | S | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 26 | Amik Robertson | La Tech | FR | CB | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 26 | L'Jarius Sneed | La Tech | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 28 | Devron Davis | UTSA | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 28 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | SR | DE | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Chris Tooley | FAU | SO | CB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 31 | Rodney Allen | Marshall | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Malik Gant | Marshall | SO | S | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Chase Hancock | Marshall | JR | LB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 34 | Clayton Johnson | UTSA | SO | CB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Will Dawkins | UAB | SO | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 36 | Kelsey Douglas | USM | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Tevin Crews | UAB | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Brandon Drayton | Marshall | FR | S | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Austin Jupe | UTSA | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 36 | C.J. Levine | UTSA | JR | S | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 36 | D.A. Williams | UAB | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Kemon Hall | N Texas | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Darryl Lewis | La Tech | SO | S | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 43 | Jovante Moffatt | MTSU | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 45 | Brandon Addison | ODU | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 45 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | JR | DE | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 45 | Andre Bernhard | ODU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 45 | Rob Thompson | ODU | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 45 | Jordan Young | ODU | FR | LB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 45 | Javontavius Mosley | UTSA | FR | CB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.