2021 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cortez Davis | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 3 | Tre Bugg III | Air Force | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 4 | Trenton Thompson | SDSU | SR | S | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 5 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Patrick McMorris | SDSU | JR | S | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 7 | Bobby Brown, II | SJSU | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Donte Martin | New Mexico | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 9 | Tayler Hawkins | SDSU | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 10 | Tyson Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Cameron Lockridge | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Hugh Nelson II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SO | S | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 14 | C.J. Coldon | Wyoming | JR | CB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Daiyan Henley | Nevada | SR | LB | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Jerrick Reed II | New Mexico | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 16 | AJ King | Nevada | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Elijah Gates | Fresno St | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Trey Taylor | Air Force | SO | FS | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Berdale Robins | Nevada | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 20 | DaRon Bland | Fresno St | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Tyreque Jones | Boise St | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Jack Howell | CSU | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Noah Tumblin | SDSU | SO | CB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 25 | Kenyon Reed | SJSU | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 26 | Levelle Bailey | Fresno St | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 26 | JoJuan Claiborne | Nevada | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 28 | Byron Vaughns | Utah State | JR | DE | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Marshaun Cameron | CSU | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Corey Hightower | New Mexico | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Rashad Ajayi | CSU | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Seyi Oladipo | Boise St | FR | S | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Nohl Williams | UNLV | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Caleb Biggers | Boise St | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Shaq Bond | Utah State | SR | S | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 36 | Evan Williams | Fresno St | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 36 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 39 | Phillip Hill | UNLV | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 39 | Wylan Free | Fresno St | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 41 | Justin Rice | Utah State | SR | ILB | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 41 | Cam Lampkin | Utah State | JR | CB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 43 | Kai Kaneshiro | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 43 | Jordan Cobbs | SJSU | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 43 | Keonte Glinton | Wyoming | SO | N | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 43 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | SR | WR | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 43 | Patrick Peek | New Mexico | SR | S | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 48 | JL Skinner | Boise St | JR | S | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 48 | Ronald Wilson | New Mexico | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 48 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | SR | N | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.