2016 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 1 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 1 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 1 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Austin McChesney | BYU | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Isaiah Armstrong | BYU | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Eric Takenaka | BYU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |