2017 Sun Belt 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 | Tae Hayes | App St | JR | DB | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Eric Boggs | App St | SR | ILB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Clifton Duck | App St | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 6 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Preston Carey | Coast Car | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Tron Folsom | Troy | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Tobias Moss | USA | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Darian Mills | USA | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Bryan London II | Texas St | SO | ILB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Simeon Thomas | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Blace Brown | Troy | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Bryan Williams | Georgia St | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 10 | Jefferie Gibson | Ark St | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 10 | Sedrick Thomas | Idaho | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 10 | A.J. Howard | App St | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 10 | B.J. Clay | Georgia St | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 23 | JJ Dallas | La-Monroe | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jaden Wright | NMSU | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Nigel Lawrence | USA | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Corey Turner | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Michael Johnson | Ark St | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Fitz Wattley | Coast Car | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Chris DeLaRosa | Ga South | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Jalen Hoover | Idaho | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Desmond Franklin | App St | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Dontay Hears | Coast Car | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Anthony Chesley | Coast Car | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Myles White | Coast Car | SO | DL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Tomarcio Reese | Ga South | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Lane Ecton | Ga South | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Rashad Byrd | Ga South | FR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Jerome Smith | Georgia St | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Lloyd Hightower | Idaho | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Juwan Offray | La-Monroe | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Roland Jenkins | La-Monroe | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Caleb Tucker | La-Monroe | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 46 | John Jennings | App St | FR | WR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Malik Demby | NMSU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Stody Bradley | NMSU | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Cedric Stone | Georgia St | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |