2021 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenton Thompson | SDSU | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 2 | Cortez Davis | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Tayler Hawkins | SDSU | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 4 | Tre Bugg III | Air Force | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 4 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Bobby Brown, II | SJSU | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 7 | Evan Williams | Fresno St | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Patrick McMorris | SDSU | JR | S | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 7 | Dallas Branch | SDSU | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 7 | Kenyon Reed | SJSU | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 7 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 7 | Cole Godbout | Wyoming | JR | NT | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 7 | Nick Heninger | Utah State | SR | DE | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 14 | DaRon Bland | Fresno St | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Kaonohi Kaniho | Boise St | FR | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 14 | LJ Early | Fresno St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 14 | Corey Hightower | New Mexico | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 14 | Monte McGary | Utah State | JR | S | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 14 | AJ King | Nevada | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 14 | Emari Pait | Fresno St | FR | H | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Rashad Ajayi | CSU | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 14 | C.J. Coldon | Wyoming | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Byron Vaughns | Utah State | JR | DE | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 24 | JL Skinner | Boise St | JR | S | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Cameron Lockridge | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Jack Howell | CSU | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 24 | Hugh Nelson II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 24 | JoJuan Claiborne | Nevada | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 24 | Tyreque Jones | Boise St | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Jordan Cobbs | SJSU | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Nohl Williams | UNLV | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Isaiah Essissima | Nevada | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Wylan Free | Fresno St | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 24 | Seyi Oladipo | Boise St | FR | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Caleb Biggers | Boise St | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Arron Mosby | Fresno St | SR | DE | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Thomas Pannunzio | CSU | SR | WR | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Tywan Francis | CSU | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Darius Muasau | Hawai'i | JR | LB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Jerrick Reed II | New Mexico | SR | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Camby Goff | Air Force | SO | SS | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Easton Gibbs | Wyoming | SO | LB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Noah Tumblin | SDSU | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Cam Lampkin | Utah State | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 45 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 45 | Daiyan Henley | Nevada | SR | LB | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 45 | Tyson Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 45 | Ricky Johnson | UNLV | SO | DB | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 45 | Kai Kaneshiro | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 45 | Keonte Glinton | Wyoming | SO | N | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |