2018 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Jacobs | Ark St | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Demari Medley | Ark St | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Brandon Byner | Ark St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Tae Hayes | App St | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Josh Thomas | App St | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ty Phillips | Ga South | JR | NT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tron Folsom | Troy | JR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Blace Brown | Troy | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kevin Nixon | Troy | SO | ILB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Clifton Duck | App St | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Desmond Franklin | App St | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Akeem Davis-Gaither | App St | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Jordan Fehr | App St | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 12 | E.J. Scott | App St | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Ferrod Gardner | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Kendall Johnson | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Michael Jacquet III | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.