2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Interceptions - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horace Richardson | SMU | SR | DB | 12 | 6 | 215 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SO | DB | 12 | 4 | 97 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 1 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 13 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 1 | Genard Avery | Memphis | JR | LB | 13 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 5 | Howard Wilson | Houston | SO | CB | 13 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 5 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | JR | CB | 11 | 4 | 171 | 1 | 0.36 |
| 5 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 0.31 |
| 5 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | SO | S | 10 | 3 | 119 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 5 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 5 | Josiah Powell | Navy | SR | OLB | 9 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 5 | Drico Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 111 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 5 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 5 | Justin Norton | Navy | JR | OLB | 11 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 5 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 12 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Kolton Shindelar | Tulsa | JR | DE | 13 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Jonathan Wilson | Memphis | FR | DL | 13 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Johnny Ward | S Florida | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Brendon Hayes | UCF | FR | DL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.08 |