2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker Baldwin | SDSU | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jonathan Moxey | Boise St | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Jesse Washington | Air Force | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Weston Steelhammer | Air Force | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Justin Sweet | CSU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Nias Martin | New Mexico | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Stratton Brown | Fresno St | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Darius Mouton | UNLV | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Robert Priester | Wyoming | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Jaden Sawyer | Nevada | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Trey Lomax | SDSU | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Jordon Vaden | CSU | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Jamal Ellis | Fresno St | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 18 | DeShawn Potts | Fresno St | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Tau Lotulelei | UNLV | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Ryan Santos | New Mexico | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Ron Smith | SDSU | FR | CB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Jamal Hicks | CSU | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Asauni Rufus | Nevada | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Ronley Lakalaka | SDSU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Roland Ladipo | Air Force | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Isaiah I.B. Brown | New Mexico | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Jadon Boatright | New Mexico | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Ricky Ali'ifua | Utah State | SR | DE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Christopher 'Unga | Utah State | FR | NG | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | SO | FS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Taniela Lolohea | Wyoming | JR | DE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Dylan Sumner-Gardner | Boise St | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Reid Harrison-Ducros | Boise St | FR | CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Robert Awunganyi | CSU | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Patrick Elsenbast | CSU | JR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Kenny Keys | UNLV | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Ryan McAleenan | UNLV | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Tui Maloata | UNLV | SR | DL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Christian Tago | SJSU | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Chanceller James | Boise St | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 46 | Austin Ocasio | New Mexico | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 46 | Daniel Gray | Utah State | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 46 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 46 | DeAndre Pierce | Boise St | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.