2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | JR | S | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Jalen Rogers | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Ron Smith | SDSU | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kekoa Nawahine | Boise St | FR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Raymond Ford | Boise St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Blake Whitlock | Boise St | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kevin Nutt, Jr. | CSU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kimmie Carson | New Mexico | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Isaiah I.B. Brown | New Mexico | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Stanley Barnwell, Jr. | New Mexico | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Dakota Cox | New Mexico | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Nik D'Avanzo | New Mexico | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jesse Washington | Air Force | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Patrick Healy | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jacob Onyechi | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Malik Smith | SDSU | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Sergio Phillips | SDSU | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | FR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |