2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | JR | CB | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 3 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | SR | CB | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Jonathan Moxey | Boise St | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Trevon Bierria | SJSU | FR | S | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Jamal Ellis | Fresno St | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Weston Steelhammer | Air Force | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Jaden Sawyer | Nevada | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Haji Dunn, Jr. | Air Force | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Antonio Hull | Wyoming | SO | CB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 16 | Jesse Washington | Air Force | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Stratton Brown | Fresno St | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Jordon Vaden | CSU | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | JR | S | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Nias Martin | New Mexico | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Daniel Henry | New Mexico | SR | S | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Parker Baldwin | SDSU | SO | S | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Alex Barrett | SDSU | SR | DL | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 25 | Jay'Onn Myles | UNLV | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 25 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 28 | Robert Priester | Wyoming | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 29 | Kevin Davis | CSU | SR | LB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Jalen Rogers | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Jake Rothschiller | New Mexico | JR | S | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Raymond Ford | Boise St | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Cameron Hartsfield | Boise St | JR | S | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Sam McCaskill | Boise St | SR | DE | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Tyree Simmons | CSU | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Justin Sweet | CSU | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Ryan McAleenan | UNLV | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Trey Lomax | SDSU | JR | S | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Calvin Munson | SDSU | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Cameron Haney | Utah State | FR | CB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Wesley Bailey | Utah State | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 45 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 45 | Ryan Santos | New Mexico | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 45 | Jeremiah Valoaga | UNLV | SR | DL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 48 | Braylin Scott | CSU | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Austin Ocasio | New Mexico | JR | LB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Ronley Lakalaka | SDSU | SO | LB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.