2016 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Jackson Porter | U Mass | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Eric Takenaka | BYU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Dayan Lake | BYU | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Michael Shelton | BYU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Moses Kaumatule | BYU | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jesse Monteiro | U Mass | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Gibby Gibson | Army | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Max Regan | Army | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Scott Washle | Army | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.