2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Interceptions - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horace Richardson | SMU | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 181 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 12 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 3 | Howard Wilson | Houston | SO | CB | 11 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 0.45 |
| 3 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 3 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | JR | CB | 11 | 4 | 171 | 1 | 0.36 |
| 3 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | SO | S | 8 | 3 | 119 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 3 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 3 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 3 | Josiah Powell | Navy | SR | OLB | 8 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 3 | Drico Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 111 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 3 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 3 | Justin Norton | Navy | JR | OLB | 9 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 3 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 10 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 3 | Brendon Hayes | UCF | FR | DL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 3 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | FR | DL | 11 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 3 | Genard Avery | Memphis | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 3 | Johnny Ward | S Florida | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 3 | Kolton Shindelar | Tulsa | JR | DE | 12 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 0.08 |