2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | SO | CB | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.88 |
| 2 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Tae Hayes | App St | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Darian Mills | USA | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 5 | Clifton Duck | App St | SO | DB | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | SO | CB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Simeon Thomas | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Tobias Moss | USA | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Blace Brown | Troy | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Preston Carey | Coast Car | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 10 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 14 | A.J. Howard | App St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Anthony Chesley | Coast Car | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Levarious Varnado | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Eric Boggs | App St | SR | ILB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 19 | Armond Hawkins | Idaho | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 19 | Darrell Songy | USA | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 19 | Dontay Hears | Coast Car | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 19 | Deshon Cooper | Ga South | JR | DE | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 19 | Juwan Offray | La-Monroe | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Joshua Moon | Ga South | JR | S | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 25 | Corey Turner | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 27 | Kyle Martin | Ark St | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Desmond Franklin | App St | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 27 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Sedrick Thomas | Idaho | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Roland Jenkins | La-Monroe | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Corey Straughter | La-Monroe | FR | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Marcus Jones | Troy | FR | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Lloyd Hightower | Idaho | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Bryan London II | Texas St | SO | ILB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Anthony J. Taylor | Texas St | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 37 | Easy Anyama | Texas St | SR | OLB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 39 | Fitz Wattley | Coast Car | JR | S | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Bryan Williams | Georgia St | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | JR | S | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Jefferie Gibson | Ark St | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Chandon Sullivan | Georgia St | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 39 | DeAndre Applin | Georgia St | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Jawon McDowell | Troy | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Tron Folsom | Troy | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Anthony Flory | App St | JR | ILB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 39 | B.J. Clay | Georgia St | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 39 | Michael Shaw | Georgia St | JR | OLB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.