2017 Mid-American 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 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Jalen Fox | Ohio | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Bradd Ellis | Ohio | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Cameron Lewis | Buffalo | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Josh Miller | Ball State | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Tatum Slack | Buffalo | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Demetrius Monday | Kent State | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Jeremiah Harris | EMU | JR | DL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Mycial Allen | N Illinois | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Zach Guiser | Akron | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Samuel Beal | W Mich | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Kyron Brown | Akron | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Brandon Harris | BGSU | JR | STD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Kevin McGill | EMU | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Jamal Parker | Kent State | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Bryce Cosby | Ball State | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Jordan Williams | Toledo | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Marc Walton | Ball State | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Romero Wade | Ball State | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Devon Russell | Buffalo | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Ka'dar Hollman | Toledo | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Ja'Wuan Woodley | Toledo | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Josh Cox | CMU | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Jawuan Johnson | N Illinois | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Da'Quaun Jamison | CMU | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Carlos Clark | CMU | SO | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Mykelti Williams | N Illinois | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 28 | Quan Robinson Jr. | Kent State | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Alvin Davis | Akron | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Darian Dailey | Akron | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Fred Garth | BGSU | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Montre Gregory | BGSU | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Cameron Jefferies | BGSU | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Robert Jackson Jr. | BGSU | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Ben Hale | BGSU | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Justin Moody | EMU | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Ross Williams | EMU | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Elvis Hines | Kent State | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Nick Faulkner | Kent State | SO | DE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Tony Porter | Ohio | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Asantay Brown | W Mich | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Alex Briones | CMU | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 42 | Tyjuan Swain | CMU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 42 | Malik Fountain | CMU | JR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 42 | Albert Smalls | N Illinois | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 42 | Joe Sanders | N Illinois | SR | DE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 42 | Sutton Smith | N Illinois | SO | DE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.