2021 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenton Thompson | SDSU | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Cortez Davis | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Evan Williams | Fresno St | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Tre Bugg III | Air Force | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Daiyan Henley | Nevada | SR | LB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 7 | LJ Early | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Hugh Nelson II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Tayler Hawkins | SDSU | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | JoJuan Claiborne | Nevada | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | AJ King | Nevada | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Bobby Brown, II | SJSU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Marshaun Cameron | CSU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Corey Hightower | New Mexico | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Monte McGary | Utah State | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Tyreque Jones | Boise St | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Emari Pait | Fresno St | FR | H | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Rashad Ajayi | CSU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Patrick McMorris | SDSU | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 14 | C.J. Coldon | Wyoming | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Nohl Williams | UNLV | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Jordan Lee | Nevada | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 23 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 25 | Shaq Bond | Utah State | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Kaonohi Kaniho | Boise St | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Malachi Langley | Fresno St | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Levelle Bailey | Fresno St | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Jack Howell | CSU | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Cam'Ron Carter | CSU | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Cameron Oliver | UNLV | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Dallas Branch | SDSU | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Wylan Free | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Justin Houston | Fresno St | SO | H | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Quentin Frazier | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Isaiah Tufaga | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Kai Kaneshiro | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Bryce Jackson | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Patrick Peek | New Mexico | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Justin Harris | New Mexico | SR | DE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Vince Sanford | Air Force | JR | OLB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Byron Vaughns | Utah State | JR | DE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Jay Lenard | SJSU | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 45 | Bentlee Sanders | Nevada | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 47 | Phillip Hill | UNLV | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 47 | Jackson Cravens | Boise St | JR | DT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 47 | Shane Irwin | Boise St | SR | DE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 47 | Davone Walden Jr. | UNLV | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.