2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 2 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 3 | Ron Smith | SDSU | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 3 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 3 | D'Angelo Ross | New Mexico | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Shun Johnson | CSU | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Kyle Floyd | Air Force | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 9 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | SR | S | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 9 | Jacob Girgle | New Mexico | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 9 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | JR | FS | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 9 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 13 | Jordan Fogal | CSU | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | David Woodward | Utah State | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Tariq Thompson | SDSU | FR | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Elijah Moody | Nevada | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Anthoula Kelly | Fresno St | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Jalin Burrell | New Mexico | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | FR | S | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Daniel Lewis Jr. | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Asauni Rufus | Nevada | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 23 | Nephi Sewell | Nevada | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 23 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 23 | DeAndre Pierce | Boise St | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 23 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | SO | S | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 23 | Durrant Miles | Boise St | JR | DE | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 33 | Trevon Bierria | SJSU | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Anthony Hawkins | CSU | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Vosean Crumbie | Nevada | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Johnny Johnson, Jr. | Fresno St | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 33 | Ja'Marcus Ingram | Utah State | FR | CB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 33 | James Jones | Air Force | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 33 | Shaquille Vereen | Air Force | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 33 | Jeffrey Allison | Fresno St | SO | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 33 | Alex Hart | New Mexico | JR | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 33 | Marquis Griffin | Air Force | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 33 | Jeremy Fejedelem | Air Force | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 33 | Jabril Frazier | Boise St | JR | STD | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 33 | Desmond Williams | Boise St | FR | SLB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 33 | Tyson Maeva | Boise St | SO | MLB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Jackson Finch | Fresno St | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Evan Austrie | UNLV | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Javin White | UNLV | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |