2016 Conference USA Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodney Allen | Marshall | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 1 | Nik Needham | UTEP | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 3 | Michael Minter | MTSU | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Brandon Addison | ODU | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 3 | Anthony Covington | Charlotte | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 6 | Keith Brown | Western Ky | SR | LB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Joe Brown | Western Ky | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 6 | Branden Leston | Western Ky | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Eric Jenkins | N Texas | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 9 | De'Andre Simmons | Western Ky | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 11 | D.J. Sanders | MTSU | JR | LB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Raekwon Williams | FAU | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 11 | Justin Rogers | UTEP | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Isaiah Brown | FIU | FR | CB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | SR | CB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Kedrick Davis | Charlotte | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 14 | Michael Egwuagu | UTSA | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 14 | Prince Sam | La Tech | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 14 | Leverick Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 14 | Justice Davila | ODU | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Nick Dawson-Brents | Western Ky | SR | DL | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Aaron Young | ODU | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 24 | Kalon Beverly | UTEP | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Emmanuel Lubin | FIU | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Cornell Armstrong | USM | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 24 | James Gray | N Texas | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Tabari McGaskey | Rice | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Nate Gaines | UTSA | JR | S | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Austin Jupe | UTSA | JR | CB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Secdrick Cooper | La Tech | JR | S | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 24 | Anthony Wilson | ODU | SR | LB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 35 | Terrance Winchester | Charlotte | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 35 | Charvarius Ward | MTSU | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 35 | Devonta Foster | USM | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Curtis Mikell | USM | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Niko Gonzalez | FIU | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 35 | J.T. Blasingame | Rice | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 35 | Ephraim Kitchen | La Tech | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 35 | Alex Dale | MTSU | JR | S | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 43 | Ed Rolle | Charlotte | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 43 | Ocie Rose | FAU | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 43 | Ben DeLuca | Charlotte | FR | DB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Dashone Smith | UTEP | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Kishawn McClain | N Texas | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 43 | Ronald Lewis | La Tech | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 43 | V.J. Banks | Rice | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Raynard Felton | MTSU | SR | DT | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |