2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin Turner | La-Monroe | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 | 
| 2 | Juwan Offray | La-Monroe | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 
| 2 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 
| 4 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 | 
| 5 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Tae Hayes | App St | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Preston Carey | Coast Car | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 10 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 10 | Marcus Jones | Troy | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 12 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 12 | Bryan Williams | Georgia St | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 12 | Blace Brown | Troy | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 12 | Nehemiah Wagner | Ark St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 12 | Jerome Smith | Georgia St | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 12 | Chandon Sullivan | Georgia St | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 12 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 12 | JaShon Waddy | Texas St | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 20 | Gus Nave | USA | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 20 | Trent Ellis-Brewer | Ark St | SO | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 20 | Andrew Aneke | Texas St | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 23 | Eric Boggs | App St | SR | ILB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 23 | Kamryn Melton | Troy | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 23 | Tyquae Russell | Troy | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 26 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Roland Jenkins | La-Monroe | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Anthony Chesley | Coast Car | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Sean Freeman | Ga South | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Lane Ecton | Ga South | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Deshon Cooper | Ga South | JR | DE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Rashad Byrd | Ga South | FR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Ty Phillips | Ga South | SO | DT | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Antreal Allen | Georgia St | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Trajan Stephens-McQueen | Georgia St | FR | ILB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Sedrick Thomas | Idaho | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Darian Mills | USA | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 26 | Gabe Loyd | Texas St | SR | ILB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 40 | Desmond Franklin | App St | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 40 | Clifton Duck | App St | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 40 | Shemar Jean-Charles | App St | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 40 | Cedric Wilcots II | NMSU | SO | DL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 40 | Austin Perkins | NMSU | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 40 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 46 | Jay Bowdry | Ga South | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 46 | Chase Middleton | Georgia St | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 46 | Jeremy Smith | Ark St | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 46 | Shane Johnson | Coast Car | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 46 | Laqavious Paul | Coast Car | SO | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.