2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Kevin Nutt Jr. | CSU | SR | CB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 3 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Ron Smith | SDSU | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Anthony Hawkins | CSU | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Elijah Moody | Nevada | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Javin White | UNLV | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Nephi Sewell | Nevada | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Trevon Bierria | SJSU | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Jordan Happle | Boise St | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Durrant Miles | Boise St | JR | DE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Tre Thomas | CSU | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Josh Watson | CSU | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |