2017 Conference USA Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darious Williams | UAB | SR | CB | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 2 | Shelton Lewis | FAU | JR | CB | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 3 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Tarvarius Moore | USM | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 5 | DeAndre Farris | Western Ky | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Charvarius Ward | MTSU | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Brad Muhammad | FIU | SR | CB | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Eric Jenkins | N Texas | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Mike Minter Jr. | MTSU | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Curtis Mikell | USM | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jalen Young | FAU | JR | S | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Bryce Canady | FIU | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Chris Tooley | FAU | SO | CB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 14 | Cornell Armstrong | USM | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Darius Harris | MTSU | JR | LB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Garrison Mitchell | UAB | SO | S | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Isaiah Brown | FIU | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 17 | Sean Carter | ODU | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Marvin Branch Jr. | ODU | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Secdrick Cooper | La Tech | SR | S | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Amik Robertson | La Tech | FR | CB | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 17 | L'Jarius Sneed | La Tech | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Rodney Allen | Marshall | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Malik Gant | Marshall | SO | S | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Chase Hancock | Marshall | JR | LB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 26 | Drell Greene | Western Ky | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 26 | Joe Joe Headen | ODU | FR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 26 | Devron Davis | UTSA | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Marcus Davenport | UTSA | SR | DE | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Will Dawkins | UAB | SO | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 26 | Kelsey Douglas | USM | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Tevin Crews | UAB | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Brandon Drayton | Marshall | FR | S | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Kemon Hall | N Texas | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 26 | Herb Miller | FAU | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 26 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | JR | LB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 37 | William LeMasters | N Texas | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 37 | Joe Brown | Western Ky | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 37 | Clayton Johnson | UTSA | SO | CB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Juwon Young | Marshall | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Austin Jupe | UTSA | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 37 | C.J. Levine | UTSA | JR | S | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 37 | D.A. Williams | UAB | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Darryl Lewis | La Tech | SO | S | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 37 | Jovante Moffatt | MTSU | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 37 | Broderick Thomas | UAB | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 37 | Brontae Harris | UAB | FR | CB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 37 | Garrett Marino | UAB | SO | DL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 37 | Niko Gonzalez | FIU | SR | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 37 | Dee Baulkman | N Texas | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |