2017 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Clifton Duck | App St | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Marcus Jones | Troy | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Preston Carey | Coast Car | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Terrill Hanks | NMSU | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 3 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Tobias Moss | USA | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Joshua Moon | Ga South | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jerome Smith | Georgia St | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jalen Hoover | Idaho | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Juwan Offray | La-Monroe | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Cortez Sisco, Jr. | La-Monroe | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Blace Brown | Troy | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Desmond Franklin | App St | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Anthony Flory | App St | JR | ILB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Eric Boggs | App St | SR | ILB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Chase Middleton | Georgia St | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Adarius Wesley | Troy | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Tyler Murray | Troy | FR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Hunter Reese | Troy | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |