2016 Conference USA Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodney Allen | Marshall | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 1 | Devonta Foster | USM | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 1 | Jalen Young | FAU | SO | S | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Ed Rolle | Charlotte | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Kedrick Davis | Charlotte | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 1 | Andrew Soroh | FAU | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 7 | Anthony Covington | Charlotte | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Justin Rogers | UTEP | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Raekwon Williams | FAU | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 7 | Deonte Wilson | FIU | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 7 | Chad Davis | N Texas | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 7 | J.T. Blasingame | Rice | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 7 | Nick Cook | Charlotte | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 7 | Prince Sam | La Tech | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Michael Minter | MTSU | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Terrance Winchester | Charlotte | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Ben DeLuca | Charlotte | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Aaron Young | ODU | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Charvarius Ward | MTSU | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Isaiah Brown | FIU | FR | CB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 7 | Nate Gaines | UTSA | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 7 | Daquan Lucas | Charlotte | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 7 | Nate Brooks | N Texas | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 7 | Kishawn McClain | N Texas | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 7 | V.J. Banks | Rice | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Leverick Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 7 | Tarvarius Moore | USM | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Kalon Beverly | UTEP | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Terry Richardson | Marshall | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Ashton Preston | N Texas | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Dashone Smith | UTEP | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Denzel Williams | ODU | FR | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 7 | L'Jarius Sneed | La Tech | FR | ATH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Nate Ozdemir | FAU | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Kolbi McGary | UTEP | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Brendan Royal | UTEP | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |