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 | 
| 2 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 | 
| 2 | D'Angelo Ross | New Mexico | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 
| 2 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 
| 6 | Ron Smith | SDSU | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 
| 6 | Shun Johnson | CSU | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 | 
| 8 | Kyle Floyd | Air Force | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 | 
| 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 | Anthoula Kelly | Fresno St | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 | 
| 9 | Jalin Burrell | New Mexico | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 | 
| 13 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | SR | S | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 13 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 | 
| 13 | David Woodward | Utah State | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 13 | Elijah Moody | Nevada | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 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 | 
| 13 | Daniel Lewis Jr. | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 13 | Asauni Rufus | Nevada | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 13 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 22 | Jordan Fogal | CSU | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 22 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 | 
| 22 | Tariq Thompson | SDSU | FR | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 | 
| 22 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 | 
| 22 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 22 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 22 | Nephi Sewell | Nevada | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 22 | DeAndre Pierce | Boise St | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 | 
| 22 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | SO | S | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 | 
| 22 | Durrant Miles | Boise St | JR | DE | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 | 
| 22 | Johnny Johnson, Jr. | Fresno St | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 22 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 22 | Ja'Marcus Ingram | Utah State | FR | CB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 22 | Jeffrey Allison | Fresno St | SO | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 22 | Alex Hart | New Mexico | JR | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 22 | Marquis Griffin | Air Force | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 22 | Jeremy Fejedelem | Air Force | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 22 | Jabril Frazier | Boise St | JR | STD | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 22 | Desmond Williams | Boise St | FR | SLB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 22 | Tyson Maeva | Boise St | SO | MLB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 42 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 42 | Trevon Bierria | SJSU | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 42 | Anthony Hawkins | CSU | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 42 | Vosean Crumbie | Nevada | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 42 | James Jones | Air Force | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 42 | Shaquille Vereen | Air Force | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 42 | Jackson Finch | Fresno St | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 42 | Evan Austrie | UNLV | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 42 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |