2021 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 1 | Tayler Hawkins | SDSU | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 1 | Corvan Taylor | Air Force | SR | SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 1 | Seyi Oladipo | Boise St | FR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 1 | Justin Rice | Utah State | SR | ILB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 1 | Chad Muma | Wyoming | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 1 | Tyric LeBeauf | Boise St | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Levelle Bailey | Fresno St | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Elijah Gates | Fresno St | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Patrick McMorris | SDSU | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tyreque Jones | Boise St | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Cameron Lockridge | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jerrick Reed II | New Mexico | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Hugh Nelson II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Berdale Robins | Nevada | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Ray Leutele | New Mexico | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Hunter Reynolds | Utah State | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 8 | Kaonohi Kaniho | Boise St | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Phillip Hill | UNLV | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Nohl Williams | UNLV | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Cody Moon | New Mexico | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Noah Avinger | SDSU | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Rome Weber | Wyoming | JR | FS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 8 | Pita Tonga | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 8 | Ronald Wilson | New Mexico | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Miles Williams | Wyoming | SR | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Robert Floyd | CSU | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Cameron Oliver | UNLV | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Isaiah Essissima | Nevada | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Michael Shawcroft | SDSU | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Andrew Aleki | SDSU | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | CJ Baskerville | SDSU | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Keyon Blankenbaker | Wyoming | SR | N | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Esaias Gandy | Wyoming | SR | FS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |