2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Interceptions - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrion Millines | SMU | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 2 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 3 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 0.43 |
| 4 | Alex Thomas | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Horace Richardson | SMU | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 6 | T.J. Mutcherson | UCF | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Taris Shenall | Tulane | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 8 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 10 | Grant Coleman | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 11 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 12 | Richard Allen | Tulane | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 12 | Yiannis Bowden | ECU | SO | OLB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 14 | Mike Tyson | Cincinnati | SR | S | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 14 | Zelt Minor | SMU | SR | DE | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 16 | Quinlan Carroll | Tulane | JR | DE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 17 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.17 |