2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November 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 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 1 | Kyle Martin | Ark St | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Blace Brown | Troy | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Preston Carey | Coast Car | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Armond Hawkins | Idaho | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Tobias Moss | USA | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Dalton Herrington | NMSU | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Joshua Moon | Ga South | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Lee Marshall | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Desmond Franklin | App St | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Fitz Wattley | Coast Car | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | DeAndre Applin | Georgia St | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Darrell Songy | USA | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Corey Turner | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | T.J. Posey | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Cedarius Rookard | Troy | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Jacques Boudreaux | La-Lafytte | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jaden Wright | NMSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | A.J. Howard | App St | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Chandon Sullivan | Georgia St | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Antreal Allen | Georgia St | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Ed Hall | Idaho | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Leon McQuaker | NMSU | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Roland Jenkins | La-Monroe | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Sean Grayer | USA | JR | DE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Jawon McDowell | Troy | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Chris DeLaRosa | Ga South | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Koa Haynes | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Chaiziere Malbrue | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Justin Middleton | La-Lafytte | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |