2016 Conference USA Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Juwan Gardner | Western Ky | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Branden Leston | Western Ky | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Michael Minter | MTSU | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Curtis Mikell | USM | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Joe Brown | Western Ky | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tarvarius Moore | USM | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Chris Hale | MTSU | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jimal McBride | MTSU | SR | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Marvin Branch | ODU | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Oshane Ximines | ODU | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Cornell Armstrong | USM | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Devron Davis | UTSA | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Austin Jupe | UTSA | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | T.J. McCollum | Western Ky | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Prince Sam | La Tech | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Jaylon Ferguson | La Tech | SO | DE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Elliot Blankenship | La Tech | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | De'Andre Simmons | Western Ky | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Leverick Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Ben Holt | Western Ky | FR | RB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |