2025 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremiah Earby | Boise St | SR | CB | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 1 | Jakari Embry | Fresno St | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 1 | Elijah Palmer | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 1 | Bryce Phillips | SDSU | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Dalesean Staley | SDSU | JR | S | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Chris Johnson | SDSU | SR | CB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 6 | Peter Manuma | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 8 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Quandarius Keyes | UNLV | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 8 | Lemondre Joe | CSU | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Drew Speech | New Mexico | JR | S | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 12 | Simeon Harris | Fresno St | JR | NKL | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Aamaris Brown | UNLV | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Camryn Bracha | Fresno St | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Sherrod Smith | Boise St | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Jon Johnson | New Mexico | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Andrew Powdrell | UNLV | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Al'zillion Hamilton | Fresno St | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 18 | Bryson Snelling | Nevada | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 18 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Jaheim Wilson-Jones | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 18 | Owen Chambliss | SDSU | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 18 | Jake Pope | UNLV | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Bryson Taylor | Utah State | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Devyn King | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Jaden Mickey | Boise St | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 18 | Keyshawn James-Newby | New Mexico | SR | DE | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 18 | Eric Butler | SDSU | SR | S | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 31 | K'vion Thunderbird | Fresno St | SO | LB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Ryan Wilson | Fresno St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Matagi Thompson | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 31 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SR | S | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 31 | Ike Larsen | Utah State | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Abraham Williams | New Mexico | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 31 | Virdel Edwards II | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 31 | Korey Foreman | Fresno St | SR | DL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Merhauti Xepera | Fresno St | JR | DL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Brady Nassar | SDSU | JR | EDG | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Tre Fulton | UNLV | FR | DB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 31 | Jaheem Joseph | UNLV | SR | S | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 43 | Dwayne McDougle | SDSU | JR | S | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 43 | Desman Hearns | Wyoming | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Jahari Rogers | CSU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 43 | Jones Thomas | Wyoming | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Max Mustell | Air Force | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 43 | Tano Letuli | SDSU | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 43 | Ethan Tierney | Fresno St | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |