2016 Independent 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 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Kai Nacua | BYU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 3 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 3 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Shane Huber | U Mass | JR | ILB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 3 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 3 | Donte Vaughn | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 3 | Shaun Crawford | Notre Dame | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 3 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 3 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 3 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 3 | Devin Studstill | Notre Dame | FR | S | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 3 | Bakhari Goodson | U Mass | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |