2017 Conference USA Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams 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 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 2 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 3 | Curtis Mikell | USM | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 3 | DeAndre Farris | Western Ky | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 3 | Charvarius Ward | MTSU | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 3 | Shelton Lewis | FAU | JR | CB | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 7 | Tarvarius Moore | USM | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Mike Minter Jr. | MTSU | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nik Needham | UTEP | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Brad Muhammad | FIU | SR | CB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Eric Jenkins | N Texas | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Jalen Young | FAU | JR | S | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Bryce Canady | FIU | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Kemon Hall | N Texas | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Cornell Armstrong | USM | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 15 | L'Jarius Sneed | La Tech | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Sean Carter | ODU | JR | S | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 15 | Devron Davis | UTSA | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 15 | Amik Robertson | La Tech | FR | CB | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Brandon Douglas-Dotson | Rice | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Kalon Beverly | UTEP | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Chris Tooley | FAU | SO | CB | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 15 | Rodney Allen | Marshall | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 24 | Ben DeLuca | Charlotte | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Garrison Mitchell | UAB | SO | S | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Chase Hancock | Marshall | JR | LB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Joe Joe Headen | ODU | FR | CB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 27 | Joe Brown | Western Ky | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 27 | Justin Bickham | Rice | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 27 | Kelsey Douglas | USM | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 27 | Austin Jupe | UTSA | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 27 | Quinton Jordan | Charlotte | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 27 | Secdrick Cooper | La Tech | SR | S | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Kahani Smith | UTEP | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Juwan Foggie | Charlotte | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Darius Harris | MTSU | JR | LB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Ta'Corian Darden | Western Ky | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Malik Gant | Marshall | SO | S | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 27 | Rashad Smith | FAU | SO | LB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 40 | Raekwon Williams | FAU | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 40 | Rob Thompson | ODU | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 40 | Drell Greene | Western Ky | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 40 | Ed Rolle | Charlotte | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 40 | Devin Cockrell | UTEP | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 40 | Aaron Roberson | La Tech | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 40 | Darryl Lewis | La Tech | SO | S | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 40 | Justin Rogers | UTEP | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 40 | D.A. Williams | UAB | JR | CB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 40 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | JR | LB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 40 | Kishawn McClain | N Texas | SR | S | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.33 |