2016 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Kai Nacua | BYU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Harvey Langi | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Moses Kaumatule | BYU | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.