2016 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kai Nacua | BYU | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 2 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 3 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 3 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Marcus Hyatt | Army | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 5 | Shane Huber | U Mass | JR | ILB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 5 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 5 | Bakhari Goodson | U Mass | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |