2023 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morice Norris Jr. | Fresno St | SR | NKL | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Noah Tumblin | SDSU | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 2 | Jaylen Clark | Boise St | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 4 | Zach Morris | New Mexico | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 5 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | FR | S | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Al'zillion Hamilton | Fresno St | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Jayden Goodwin | Air Force | SR | SS | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Jakorey Hawkins | Wyoming | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 5 | JD Drew | Utah State | FR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 5 | Kolbey Taylor | Wyoming | SO | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 5 | Donte Martin | New Mexico | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 5 | Devin Dye | Utah State | SO | S | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 5 | Isaac White | Wyoming | JR | SS | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 14 | Emany Johnson | Nevada | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Jay'Vion Cole | SJSU | SO | CB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Trey Taylor | Air Force | SR | FS | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Michael Coats Jr. | Nevada | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 14 | Virdel Edwards II | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 14 | DJ Harvey | SJSU | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 14 | Caleb Brown | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 14 | KK Meier | Nevada | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Zyrus Fiaseu | SDSU | SO | LB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Trey Williams | Air Force | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Michael Anyanwu | Utah State | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Anthony Switzer | Utah State | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Jermarius Lewis | New Mexico | SO | S | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Ike Larsen | Utah State | SO | S | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 26 | A’Marion McCoy | Boise St | JR | CB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Levelle Bailey | Fresno St | SR | LB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 26 | Dom Jones | CSU | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 26 | Johnathan Baldwin | UNLV | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Kaonohi Kaniho | Boise St | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Carlton Johnson | Fresno St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Bryun Parham | SJSU | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Matthew Tago | SJSU | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Simeon Harris | Utah State | SO | S | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Wyett Ekeler | Wyoming | JR | FS | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Marvin Covington | New Mexico | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Avante Dickerson | Utah State | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 26 | Jack Howell | CSU | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Jett Elad | UNLV | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Jaden Dedman | Nevada | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Dimitri Johnson | New Mexico | JR | LB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Christian Ellis | New Mexico | SO | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Kenyon Reed | SJSU | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Jamari Bellamy | Air Force | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Cian Slone | Utah State | JR | DE | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Alexander Teubner | Boise St | SR | S | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Ricky Johnson | UNLV | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 50 | Dean Clark | Fresno St | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |