The Mountain West’s best defenders since 2004
Darian Thompson and Weston Steelhammer have the most interceptions of the 1,867 defenders who played in the Mountain West since 2004, 18 each.
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | interceptions |
|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Darian Thompson2012 – 2015 | 18 |
| T1 |  Weston Steelhammer2014 – 2016 | 18 |
| T3 | Dont'e Deayon2012 – 2015 | 17 |
| T3 |  Damontae Kazee2013 – 2016 | 17 |
| T5 |  Derron Smith2012 – 2014 | 14 |
| T5 |  Cam Lockridge2020 – 2024 | 14 |
| 7 |  Cameron Oliver2021 – 2024 | 13 |
| T8 |  Dameon Baber2015 – 2018 | 12 |
| T8 | Tariq Thompson2017 – 2020 | 12 |
| 10 |  Jalen Davis2014 – 2017 | 11 |
| T11 |  Trent Matthews2012 – 2015 | 10 |
| T11 | Kameron Kelly2014 – 2017 | 10 |
| T11 |  Andrew Wingard2015 – 2018 | 10 |
| T11 | Logan Wilson2016 – 2019 | 10 |
| T11 | Luq Barcoo2018 – 2019 | 10 |
| T11 | Ike Larsen2022 – 2025 | 10 |
| T17 | Trayvon Henderson2013 – 2017 | 9 |
| T17 | Malik Smith2014 – 2016 | 9 |
| T17 | Marcus Epps2015 – 2017 | 9 |
| T17 | Javin White2017 – 2019 | 9 |
| T21 |  Cranston Jones2012 – 2015 | 8 |
| T21 | Frankie Sutera2013 – 2014 | 8 |
| T21 | JJ Augustus Whittaker2013 – 2015 | 8 |
| T21 |  Nehemiah Shelton2018 – 2022 | 8 |
| T21 | Shaq Bond2018 – 2021 | 8 |
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Method
- Every defender who played in the Mountain West since 2004, ranked by interceptions over his games there while his school was a member. Bowl and playoff games count.
- Tackles and sacks are only recorded since 2024, so the defenders are ranked by interceptions. A defender is in a box score only in a game he has a stat in, so his games aren’t counted.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a defender who played in the Mountain West before then isn't here.