2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.36 | 
| 2 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.27 | 
| 3 | Tae Hayes | App St | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.33 | 
| 3 | Simeon Thomas | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.33 | 
| 3 | Darian Mills | USA | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.09 | 
| 6 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | SO | CB | 11 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 
| 7 | Preston Carey | Coast Car | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 | 
| 8 | Juwan Offray | La-Monroe | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 | 
| 9 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 | 
| 9 | Tobias Moss | USA | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.91 | 
| 9 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 | 
| 9 | Anthony Chesley | Coast Car | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 | 
| 13 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.00 | 
| 13 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | SO | CB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 | 
| 13 | A.J. Howard | App St | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 | 
| 13 | Deshon Cooper | Ga South | JR | DE | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 | 
| 17 | Clifton Duck | App St | SO | DB | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.00 | 
| 17 | Blace Brown | Troy | JR | CB | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.00 | 
| 17 | Eric Boggs | App St | SR | ILB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 | 
| 17 | Marcus Jones | Troy | FR | CB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 | 
| 17 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 | 
| 17 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 | 
| 17 | Dontay Hears | Coast Car | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 | 
| 17 | Kamryn Melton | Troy | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 | 
| 25 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.62 | 
| 25 | Sedrick Thomas | Idaho | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 | 
| 25 | JJ Dallas | La-Monroe | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 25 | Anthony J. Taylor | Texas St | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 | 
| 25 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 | 
| 25 | Bryan London II | Texas St | SO | ILB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 | 
| 25 | Tyquae Russell | Troy | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 | 
| 32 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 | 
| 32 | Armond Hawkins | Idaho | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 | 
| 32 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 | 
| 32 | Roland Jenkins | La-Monroe | SR | S | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 | 
| 32 | Collin Turner | La-Monroe | JR | S | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 32 | Darrell Songy | USA | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 | 
| 32 | Rashad Byrd | Ga South | FR | LB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 | 
| 32 | Michael Shaw | Georgia St | JR | OLB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 | 
| 32 | Lloyd Hightower | Idaho | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 | 
| 32 | Austin Perkins | NMSU | SO | DB | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.31 | 
| 42 | Desmond Franklin | App St | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 
| 42 | Corey Straughter | La-Monroe | FR | CB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 | 
| 42 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | JR | S | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 | 
| 42 | Jerome Smith | Georgia St | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 | 
| 42 | Corey Turner | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 | 
| 42 | Chandon Sullivan | Georgia St | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 | 
| 42 | Antreal Allen | Georgia St | SR | S | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 | 
| 42 | Anthony Flory | App St | JR | ILB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 | 
| 42 | Malcolm Buggs | USA | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |