2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1.46 | 
| 2 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | JR | CB | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.18 | 
| 3 | Horace Richardson | SMU | SR | DB | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.17 | 
| 4 | Howard Wilson | Houston | SO | CB | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.15 | 
| 4 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 
| 6 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.10 | 
| 7 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.08 | 
| 8 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SO | DB | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.92 | 
| 8 | Jamar Summers | UConn | JR | CB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 | 
| 10 | Mike Tyson | Cincinnati | SR | S | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.91 | 
| 11 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | JR | CB | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.86 | 
| 12 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | JR | CB | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.85 | 
| 13 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 14 | Darrion Millines | SMU | SR | DB | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.75 | 
| 14 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 | 
| 16 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.69 | 
| 16 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.69 | 
| 16 | Jordan Mitchell | Tulsa | JR | S | 13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.69 | 
| 19 | Jhavon Williams | UConn | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 | 
| 19 | Corey Seargent | ECU | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 | 
| 21 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SO | DB | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.64 | 
| 21 | Jeremy Brady | Tulsa | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 | 
| 23 | Drico Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 | 
| 23 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.62 | 
| 23 | Chauncey Lanier | Memphis | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.62 | 
| 23 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | SO | CB | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.62 | 
| 27 | Bobby Fulp | ECU | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 | 
| 27 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 | 
| 29 | Alex Thomas | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.58 | 
| 29 | Obi Melifonwu | UConn | SR | S | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.58 | 
| 29 | Colby Gore | ECU | FR | DB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 | 
| 29 | Trent Martin | Tulsa | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 | 
| 33 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | SR | S | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 | 
| 33 | John Green | UConn | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 | 
| 35 | Chris Morley | Memphis | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.54 | 
| 35 | Derrek Thomas | Temple | SO | DB | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.54 | 
| 35 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | FR | CB | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.54 | 
| 38 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | SO | S | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 | 
| 39 | Nate Godwin | S Florida | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 | 
| 40 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 | 
| 41 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 | 
| 42 | Dayon Pratt | ECU | SR | OLB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 | 
| 43 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SO | S | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 | 
| 43 | Daiquan Thomasson | Navy | SR | S | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 | 
| 43 | Garrett Davis | Houston | SO | S | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.38 | 
| 46 | Nate Hairston | Temple | SR | DB | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.36 | 
| 46 | Alohi Gilman | Navy | FR | S | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.36 | 
| 48 | Travon Simmons | ECU | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 | 
| 48 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 | 
| 50 | T.J. Mutcherson | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.31 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.