2016 Independent 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 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 1 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 1 | Kai Nacua | BYU | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 1 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 1 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 6 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 6 | Donte Vaughn | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 6 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 6 | Isaiah Armstrong | BYU | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Shaun Crawford | Notre Dame | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Austin McChesney | BYU | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 6 | Devin Studstill | Notre Dame | FR | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 6 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 6 | Michael Davis | BYU | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 6 | Scott Washle | Army | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 6 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |