2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | JR | CB | 12 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 3 | Darius Mouton | UNLV | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 4 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | SR | CB | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1.07 |
| 6 | Jesse Washington | Air Force | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Jonathan Moxey | Boise St | SR | CB | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 9 | Weston Steelhammer | Air Force | SR | DB | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 9 | Nias Martin | New Mexico | SR | CB | 13 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 11 | Roland Ladipo | Air Force | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 12 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | JR | S | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.79 |
| 13 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | SO | CB | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 14 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 16 | Jaden Sawyer | Nevada | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Trevon Bierria | SJSU | FR | S | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Parker Baldwin | SDSU | SO | S | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Jamal Ellis | Fresno St | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Jalen Rogers | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 20 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Justin Sweet | CSU | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 23 | Malik Smith | SDSU | SR | S | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.57 |
| 24 | Antonio Hull | Wyoming | SO | CB | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 24 | Haji Dunn, Jr. | Air Force | SR | LB | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 26 | Kenny Keys | UNLV | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | JR | S | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | FR | LB | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 28 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 28 | Raymond Ford | Boise St | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 28 | Daniel Henry | New Mexico | SR | S | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 32 | Stratton Brown | Fresno St | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 33 | Ron Smith | SDSU | FR | CB | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.43 |
| 33 | Trey Lomax | SDSU | JR | S | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.43 |
| 35 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | JR | CB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 36 | Isaiah I.B. Brown | New Mexico | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 36 | Wesley Bailey | Utah State | JR | CB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 36 | Robert Priester | Wyoming | JR | CB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 39 | Brodie Hicks | Air Force | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Sam McCaskill | Boise St | SR | DE | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 41 | Jordon Vaden | CSU | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 41 | Daniel Gray | Utah State | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 41 | James Bailey | Fresno St | SO | OLB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 41 | DeShawn Potts | Fresno St | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 41 | Tyree Simmons | CSU | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 46 | Ryan Santos | New Mexico | SR | S | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Troy Hawthorne | UNLV | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Kendall Johnson | Nevada | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Patrick Healy | Air Force | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Jamal Hicks | CSU | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.