2016 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams 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 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 2 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 2 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 4 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 4 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 4 | Donte Vaughn | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 4 | Elijah Riley | Army | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Shane Huber | U Mass | JR | ILB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 4 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 4 | Shaun Crawford | Notre Dame | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Rhyan England | Army | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 4 | Michael Davis | BYU | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 4 | Devin Studstill | Notre Dame | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |