2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Ron Smith | SDSU | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 3 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 4 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 4 | D'Angelo Ross | New Mexico | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 7 | Jalin Burrell | New Mexico | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Jacob Girgle | New Mexico | SR | S | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 9 | Anthoula Kelly | Fresno St | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | SR | CB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Tariq Thompson | SDSU | FR | S | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Josh Watson | CSU | JR | LB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.71 |
| 15 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | JR | FS | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | JR | FS | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Daniel Lewis Jr. | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | SR | S | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Anthony Hawkins | CSU | SO | CB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Robert Jackson | UNLV | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | SR | S | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 23 | Shun Johnson | CSU | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 24 | Kevin Nutt Jr. | CSU | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Kyle Floyd | Air Force | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Ja'Marcus Ingram | Utah State | FR | CB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Justin Sweet | CSU | SR | S | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Marquis Griffin | Air Force | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 24 | Cameron Haney | Utah State | SO | CB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 30 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | SO | S | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Johnny Johnson, Jr. | Fresno St | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Jericho Flowers | UNLV | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 36 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 38 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 39 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 40 | Nephi Sewell | Nevada | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 40 | Elijah Moody | Nevada | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 42 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | FR | S | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.36 |
| 42 | Trey Lomax | SDSU | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 42 | Jordan Fogal | CSU | SR | S | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 42 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 42 | Jeremy Fejedelem | Air Force | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 47 | Solomon Matautia | Hawai'i | SO | LB | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 47 | Cassh Maluia | Wyoming | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 47 | Manu Hudson-Rasmussen | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 47 | William Ossai | SJSU | SR | LB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.