2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | SR | CB | 13 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 2 | Ron Smith | SDSU | SO | CB | 13 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 5 | D'Angelo Ross | New Mexico | JR | CB | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 6 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 7 | Jalin Burrell | New Mexico | JR | CB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 8 | Shun Johnson | CSU | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 9 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.79 |
| 10 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | SR | CB | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 11 | Jacob Girgle | New Mexico | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.71 |
| 13 | Tariq Thompson | SDSU | FR | S | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 13 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | SR | S | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 13 | Josh Watson | CSU | JR | LB | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 16 | Daniel Lewis Jr. | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Kyle Floyd | Air Force | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Anthoula Kelly | Fresno St | JR | DB | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | JR | FS | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 19 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | JR | FS | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 19 | Anthony Hawkins | CSU | SO | CB | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 19 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | SR | S | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 23 | Robert Jackson | UNLV | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 24 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | SO | DB | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.57 |
| 25 | Vosean Crumbie | Nevada | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 26 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | SO | S | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Elijah Moody | Nevada | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Marquis Griffin | Air Force | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Cameron Haney | Utah State | SO | CB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | JR | CB | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 31 | Kevin Nutt Jr. | CSU | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 31 | Jordan Fogal | CSU | SR | S | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 31 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | SO | CB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 31 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 31 | Ja'Marcus Ingram | Utah State | FR | CB | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 31 | Justin Sweet | CSU | SR | S | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 38 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 39 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 39 | Jericho Flowers | UNLV | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 41 | David Woodward | Utah State | FR | LB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 42 | Trey Lomax | SDSU | SR | S | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 42 | Johnny Johnson, Jr. | Fresno St | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 44 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | FR | S | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.36 |
| 44 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 46 | Solomon Matautia | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Nephi Sewell | Nevada | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Manu Hudson-Rasmussen | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Jeremy Fejedelem | Air Force | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.