2021 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams 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 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1.31 |
| 2 | Cortez Davis | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Tayler Hawkins | SDSU | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Bobby Brown, II | SJSU | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 4 | Tre Bugg III | Air Force | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Patrick McMorris | SDSU | JR | S | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 7 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 8 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 9 | Evan Williams | Fresno St | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 10 | Cameron Lockridge | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 10 | Tyson Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Tyreque Jones | Boise St | SR | S | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Kaonohi Kaniho | Boise St | FR | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Dallas Branch | SDSU | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Donte Martin | New Mexico | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 13 | AJ King | Nevada | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 13 | Berdale Robins | Nevada | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 13 | Jerrick Reed II | New Mexico | SR | S | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 13 | DaRon Bland | Fresno St | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 13 | C.J. Coldon | Wyoming | JR | CB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 13 | Noah Tumblin | SDSU | SO | CB | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 22 | Elijah Gates | Fresno St | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Kenyon Reed | SJSU | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Trey Taylor | Air Force | SO | FS | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Daiyan Henley | Nevada | SR | LB | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Hugh Nelson II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | JoJuan Claiborne | Nevada | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Corey Hightower | New Mexico | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Rashad Ajayi | CSU | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Seyi Oladipo | Boise St | FR | S | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | JL Skinner | Boise St | JR | S | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Nohl Williams | UNLV | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Ricky Johnson | UNLV | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Jack Howell | CSU | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Marshaun Cameron | CSU | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 33 | Corvan Taylor | Air Force | SR | SS | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 33 | LJ Early | Fresno St | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 33 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 33 | Caleb Biggers | Boise St | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 33 | Azizi Hearn | Wyoming | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 33 | Cole Godbout | Wyoming | JR | NT | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 33 | Shaq Bond | Utah State | SR | S | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 33 | Monte McGary | Utah State | JR | S | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 33 | Byron Vaughns | Utah State | JR | DE | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 33 | Cam Lampkin | Utah State | JR | CB | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 33 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | DE | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 48 | Tyric LeBeauf | Boise St | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Isaiah Essissima | Nevada | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 48 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SO | S | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |