2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | SO | CB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Darian Mills | USA | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Preston Carey | Coast Car | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Simeon Thomas | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 7 | Tae Hayes | App St | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 7 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Sedrick Thomas | Idaho | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Juwan Offray | La-Monroe | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Collin Turner | La-Monroe | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 12 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Armond Hawkins | Idaho | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 12 | Tobias Moss | USA | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 12 | Anthony J. Taylor | Texas St | SO | CB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 12 | Dontay Hears | Coast Car | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 12 | Anthony Chesley | Coast Car | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 12 | Deshon Cooper | Ga South | JR | DE | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Chandon Sullivan | Georgia St | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Rashad Byrd | Ga South | FR | LB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Desmond Franklin | App St | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Eric Boggs | App St | SR | ILB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Corey Straughter | La-Monroe | FR | CB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Roland Jenkins | La-Monroe | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Jave Brown | Coast Car | SO | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Fitz Wattley | Coast Car | JR | S | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Sean Freeman | Ga South | JR | S | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Chris DeLaRosa | Ga South | SR | LB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 24 | Bryan London II | Texas St | SO | ILB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 24 | JaShon Waddy | Texas St | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 24 | Frankie Griffin | Texas St | JR | OLB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 37 | Trent Ellis-Brewer | Ark St | SO | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 37 | JJ Dallas | La-Monroe | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 37 | Jaden Wright | NMSU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Clifton Duck | App St | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Shemar Jean-Charles | App St | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Jared Phipps | NMSU | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Bryan Williams | Georgia St | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 37 | Lee Marshall | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 37 | Trajan Stephens-McQueen | Georgia St | FR | ILB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 37 | Malcolm Buggs | USA | JR | S | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 37 | Caeveon Patton | Texas St | FR | DT | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 37 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 37 | Ed Hall | Idaho | JR | LB | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 37 | Joshua Moon | Ga South | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |