2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayomi Olootu, Jr. | N Illinois | JR | CB | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 1 | Najee Murray | Kent State | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 3 | Jerrell Foster | Kent State | JR | CB | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Amari Coleman | CMU | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Heath Harding | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Javon Hagan | Ohio | FR | S | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 6 | De'Andre Montgomery | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Marc Walton | Ball State | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 6 | DaQuan Pace | EMU | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Connery Swift | Toledo | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Trequan Smith | N Illinois | FR | S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 6 | DeAndre Scott | Akron | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Will Watson | BGSU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Vince Calhoun | EMU | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Cameron Lewis | Buffalo | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Larry Hope | Akron | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 17 | David Moore | Ball State | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Jamari Bozeman | BGSU | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Deondre Daniels | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Sam Beal | W Mich | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Kylan Nelson | Ohio | SO | S | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Buchi Okafor | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 24 | Jamal Parker | Kent State | FR | DB | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Bryce Jones | Akron | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Jamaal Payton | N Illinois | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 26 | James Alexander | Kent State | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 26 | Daniel Isom | N Illinois | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 29 | Justin Ferguson | W Mich | SR | S | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Tony Reid | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Robert Spillane | W Mich | JR | LB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Toran Davis | Ohio | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Chad Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Kyron Brown | Akron | FR | CB | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Josh Cox | CMU | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Nathan Ricketts | CMU | SR | LB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Kevin Bourne | Kent State | JR | S | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Sean Bunting | CMU | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Trevon Mathis | Toledo | JR | CB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Aaron Covington | Toledo | FR | CB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | DeJuan Rogers | Toledo | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Tim Roberts | Buffalo | JR | S | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 43 | Jaylen Pickett | EMU | SO | LB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 43 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | SO | DL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 43 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 43 | Jason Beck | EMU | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 43 | Luke Maclean | EMU | JR | DL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 43 | Juan Giraldo | EMU | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 50 | Tony Annese | CMU | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.