2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 1 | Ron LaForce | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 3 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Bryan Williams | Georgia St | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Blace Brown | Troy | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Kris Weatherspoon | Troy | SR | S | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 3 | Desmond Franklin | App St | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 8 | Collin Turner | La-Monroe | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Juwan Offray | La-Monroe | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Tae Hayes | App St | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Marcus Jones | Troy | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Nehemiah Wagner | Ark St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Jerome Smith | Georgia St | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Eric Boggs | App St | SR | ILB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 8 | Gus Nave | USA | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 8 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Roland Jenkins | La-Monroe | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Clifton Duck | App St | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 8 | Chaiziere Malbrue | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Jay Bowdry | Ga South | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Chase Middleton | Georgia St | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Kyle Wilson | Ark St | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Armond Hawkins | Idaho | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Ed Hall | Idaho | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Cortez Sisco, Jr. | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Corey Straughter | La-Monroe | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Bralen Trahan | La-Lafytte | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Anthony Flory | App St | JR | ILB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 8 | Jordan Fehr | App St | SO | ILB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 8 | Adarius Wesley | Troy | SO | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 8 | Hunter Reese | Troy | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |