2016 Conference USA Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kishawn McClain | N Texas | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Kedrick Davis | Charlotte | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 1 | Andrew Soroh | FAU | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Curtis Mikell | USM | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | De'Andre Simmons | Western Ky | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Leverick Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Deonte Wilson | FIU | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Prince Sam | La Tech | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Nate Brooks | N Texas | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | AJ Jackson | Western Ky | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Chad Davis | N Texas | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Aaron Young | ODU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Trae Collins | USM | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Nate Gaines | UTSA | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Terry Richardson | Marshall | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Corey Neely | Marshall | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | J.T. Blasingame | Rice | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Ed Rolle | Charlotte | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Denzel Williams | ODU | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Brandon Addison | ODU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Devonta Foster | USM | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Charvarius Ward | MTSU | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Nate Ozdemir | FAU | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Xavier Woods | La Tech | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Raynard Felton | MTSU | SR | DT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Deontay Evans | MTSU | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Alex Duncan | Charlotte | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |