2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 1 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jesse Washington | Air Force | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Derek Babiash | SDSU | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Darius Mouton | UNLV | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Raymond Ford | Boise St | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Nias Martin | New Mexico | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Alex Barrett | SDSU | SR | DL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Haji Dunn, Jr. | Air Force | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | JR | S | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jalen Rogers | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jaden Sawyer | Nevada | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Antonio Hull | Wyoming | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | FR | LB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Cameron Hartsfield | Boise St | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Sam McCaskill | Boise St | SR | DE | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Malik Smith | SDSU | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Weston Steelhammer | Air Force | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 25 | Troy Hawthorne | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Kendall Johnson | Nevada | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Jeff Camilli | Fresno St | SR | ILB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 25 | DeShawn Potts | Fresno St | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Stratton Brown | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Jay'Onn Myles | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Mark Finau | UNLV | JR | DL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Isaiah I.B. Brown | New Mexico | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Randy Ricks | SDSU | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Daniel Gray | Utah State | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Devin Centers | Utah State | SR | FS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Jonathan Moxey | Boise St | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 25 | David Moa | Boise St | SO | NT | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 25 | Tyree Simmons | CSU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 25 | Jacob Onyechi | Air Force | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 41 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jamal Ellis | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Roland Ladipo | Air Force | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Dakota Cox | New Mexico | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Chanceller James | Boise St | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 41 | Trey Lomax | SDSU | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 41 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 41 | Damien Packer | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 41 | Jericho Flowers | UNLV | FR | WR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |