2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avery Williams | Boise St | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Ron Smith | SDSU | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 4 | D'Angelo Ross | New Mexico | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Mike Bell | Fresno St | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Kevin Prosser | Wyoming | JR | DE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 6 | William Ossai | SJSU | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Cameron Haney | Utah State | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Anthony Hawkins | CSU | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Justin Sweet | CSU | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Marquis Griffin | Air Force | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Jeremy Fejedelem | Air Force | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | JR | FS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Carl Granderson | Wyoming | JR | DE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Vosean Crumbie | Nevada | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Jalen Ortiz | Wyoming | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 27 | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise St | JR | WLB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 27 | James Jones | Air Force | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Shaquille Vereen | Air Force | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Kyle Floyd | Air Force | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | FR | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Johnny Johnson, Jr. | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Kevin Nutt Jr. | CSU | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Jordan Fogal | CSU | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Josh Watson | CSU | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Jahlani Tavai | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Zeno Choi | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Ahki Muhammad | Nevada | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Ofa Latu | Utah State | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | JR | FS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Gabe Perez | Boise St | SR | SLB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Kwami Jones | Fresno St | SO | DE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Daniel Lewis Jr. | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Viane Moala | Hawai'i | SO | DL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Asauni Rufus | Nevada | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Nephi Sewell | Nevada | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.