2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 | 
| 2 | Justin Backus | La-Monroe | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 | 
| 3 | Clifton Duck | App St | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 | 
| 3 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 
| 5 | Mondo Williams | App St | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Blace Brown | Troy | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Russell Siavii | Idaho | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Chandon Sullivan | Georgia St | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Bobby Baker | Georgia St | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 
| 11 | Kaden Elliss | Idaho | SO | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 11 | Jalen Rountree | Troy | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 11 | Jayshawn Jordan | Idaho | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 11 | Jaden Wright | NMSU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 11 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 11 | Ironhead Gallon | Ga South | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 11 | Kris Weatherspoon | Troy | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 11 | Junior Gnonkonde | Troy | SR | DE | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 19 | Jerome Smith | Georgia St | SO | CB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 19 | Marcus Hubbard | La-Monroe | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 19 | Clarence Guidry III | Texas St | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 22 | John Law | App St | SR | ILB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Kamryn Melton | Troy | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Josh Marshall | Troy | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | A.J. Howard | App St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Darius Jones Jr. | Ga South | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | D.J. Hampton | Idaho | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Tueni Lupeamanu | Idaho | SR | DL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Jalen Thompson | USA | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Roman Buchanan | USA | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Quinton Dent | USA | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Otha Peters | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Troy McCollum | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Jawon McDowell | Troy | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Robert Johnson | Troy | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 40 | Ukeme Eligwe | Ga South | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 40 | Jessie Liptrot | Ga South | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 40 | Aaron Townsend | La-Monroe | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 40 | Devin Papenheim | App St | FR | DL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 40 | Cody Brown | Ark St | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 40 | Trent Ellis | Ark St | FR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 40 | Bernard Dawson | Ga South | SR | DE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 40 | Tre' Hunter | La-Monroe | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 40 | David Griffith | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 40 | Ishmael Davis | Texas St | SO | DE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 40 | Jordan Eastling | Texas St | FR | CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.