2016 Mid-American 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 | Amari Coleman | CMU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 1 | Kylan Nelson | Ohio | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 1 | Vince Calhoun | EMU | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 1 | Jaylen Pickett | EMU | SO | LB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 1 | De'Andre Montgomery | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 1 | Toran Davis | Ohio | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 7 | Najee Murray | Kent State | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Alfonso Mack | BGSU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Josh Cox | CMU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Sean Bunting | CMU | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Nathan Ricketts | CMU | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Marc Walton | Ball State | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Brandon Harris | BGSU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Heath Harding | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Zach Guiser | Akron | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Corey Hall | Ball State | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Winslow Chapman | CMU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Justin Ferguson | W Mich | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Brandon Williams | Buffalo | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Kyron Brown | Akron | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | DeMarcus Lloyd | Akron | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Zack Ryan | Ball State | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Martez Hester | Ball State | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Juantez McRae | Kent State | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Elcee Refuge | Kent State | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Mycial Allen | N Illinois | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Mayne Williams | Ohio | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Randy Stites | Ohio | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |