2016 Southeastern Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aarion Penton | Missouri | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 2 | Ryan Pulley | Arkansas | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Tre'Davious White | LSU | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 4 | Joshua Holsey | Auburn | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 4 | Nick Harvey | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 6 | Jamarcus King | S Carolina | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Justin Evans | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Malkom Parrish | Georgia | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Torren McGaster | Vanderbilt | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Carlton Davis | Auburn | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Donte Jackson | LSU | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Tre Herndon | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Javaris Davis | Auburn | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Chris Lammons | S Carolina | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Derrick Baity | Kentucky | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Duke Dawson | Florida | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 16 | Marcus Maye | Florida | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Zedrick Woods | Miss | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Jared Collins | Arkansas | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Dominick Sanders | Georgia | JR | SS | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Dwayne Thomas | LSU | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Quincy Wilson | Florida | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Ronnie Harrison | Alabama | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Cam Hilton | Missouri | SO | S | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Rashad Fenton | S Carolina | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Anthony Averett | Alabama | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Kendell Beckwith | LSU | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Oren Burks | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 30 | Teez Tabor | Florida | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 30 | Henre' Toliver | Arkansas | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 30 | Micah Abernathy | Tennessee | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 30 | John Gibson | Missouri | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 34 | Jamoral Graham | Miss St | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Mark McLaurin | Miss St | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Mike Edwards | Kentucky | SO | S | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Shaan Washington | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 38 | Derrick Jones | Miss | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 38 | Logan Cheadle | Missouri | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 38 | Tony Bridges | Miss | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 41 | Marlon Humphrey | Alabama | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Johnathan Ford | Auburn | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Emmanuel Moseley | Tennessee | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 44 | Taurean Ferguson | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 45 | Deandre Baker | Georgia | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Courtney Miggins | Kentucky | SR | DT | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Traver Jung | Miss St | JR | LB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Ryan White | Vanderbilt | JR | S | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Josh Liddell | Arkansas | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Brooks Ellis | Arkansas | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.