2016 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won 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 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 2 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 3 | Marcus Hyatt | Army | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 3 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 7 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 7 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 7 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 7 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 7 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 7 | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 7 | Scott Washle | Army | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Isaiah Armstrong | BYU | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Austin McChesney | BYU | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Jalen Sharp | Army | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 7 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Michael Davis | BYU | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Eric Takenaka | BYU | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |