2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | JR | FS | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 1 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 1 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | JR | FS | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Jericho Flowers | UNLV | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 5 | Tariq Thompson | SDSU | FR | S | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 5 | Trey Lomax | SDSU | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Vosean Crumbie | Nevada | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Solomon Matautia | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 5 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 5 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 5 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 15 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 15 | Kyle Floyd | Air Force | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Josh Watson | CSU | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 15 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 15 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 15 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 15 | Jordan Fogal | CSU | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Anthony Hawkins | CSU | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Cassh Maluia | Wyoming | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 15 | Johnny Johnson, Jr. | Fresno St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 15 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 15 | Ja'Marcus Ingram | Utah State | FR | CB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 15 | Kevin Prosser | Wyoming | JR | DE | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 15 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | SO | S | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 15 | Anthoula Kelly | Fresno St | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 15 | Javin White | UNLV | SO | LB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 15 | Ahki Muhammad | Nevada | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 15 | Eugene Ford | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 15 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 15 | Chauncey Scissum | UNLV | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 15 | Parker Baldwin | SDSU | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 15 | Baron Gajkowski | Utah State | FR | S | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 15 | DeAndre Pierce | Boise St | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 15 | Curtis Weaver | Boise St | FR | STD | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 15 | Stanley Barnwell, Jr. | New Mexico | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 15 | Ofa Latu | Utah State | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 15 | Zeno Choi | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 15 | Jordan Flack | New Mexico | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 15 | James Jones | Air Force | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 15 | Shaquille Vereen | Air Force | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 15 | Lakota Wills | Air Force | FR | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |