2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerrell Foster | Kent State | JR | CB | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 2 | Marc Walton | Ball State | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Najee Murray | Kent State | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Boise Ross | Buffalo | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 5 | Chad Moore | Ohio | JR | LB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Amari Coleman | CMU | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 5 | Heath Harding | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 5 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 5 | David Moore | Ball State | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Josh Miller | Ball State | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 10 | DeAndre Scott | Akron | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 10 | Larry Hope | Akron | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 10 | Bryce Jones | Akron | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 10 | Alfonso Mack | BGSU | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 10 | Cameron Lewis | Buffalo | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Brad Koenig | Miami (Oh) | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Kylan Nelson | Ohio | SO | S | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Josh Cox | CMU | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 16 | Tony Reid | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 16 | Deondre Daniels | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 16 | Brandon Harris | BGSU | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Ryan Williamson | Buffalo | JR | S | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Ka'dar Hollman | Toledo | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Trequan Smith | N Illinois | FR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 23 | Buchi Okafor | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 23 | Toran Davis | Ohio | SR | S | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Vince Calhoun | EMU | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Bradd Ellis | Ohio | JR | CB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Casey Sayles | Ohio | SR | DL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 23 | De'Andre Montgomery | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 23 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | SO | LB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 23 | Martez Hester | Ball State | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 23 | Kelby Latta | CMU | SR | DL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 23 | Brandon Mayes | N Illinois | JR | S | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 23 | Jamari Bozeman | BGSU | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 23 | John Whitman III | Ball State | SR | DT | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 23 | Jamal Parker | Kent State | FR | DB | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Will Watson | BGSU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Jordan Martin | Toledo | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Connery Swift | Toledo | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Tony Annese | CMU | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 38 | Daniel Isom | N Illinois | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 38 | Jalen Fox | Ohio | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 38 | DaQuan Pace | EMU | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Jalen Phelps | EMU | FR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Juan Giraldo | EMU | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Quentin Poling | Ohio | JR | LB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Tom Strobel | Ohio | SR | DL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Kyron Brown | Akron | FR | CB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 38 | Shawn Featherstone | Akron | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |