2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 1 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 5 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Brandon Moore | UCF | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 8 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Tito Windham | Memphis | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | SO | CB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Garrett Davis | Houston | JR | S | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Alexander Myres | Houston | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 21 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Delvon Randall | Temple | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Linwood Crump | Temple | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Sean Williams | Navy | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Tre Neal | UCF | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 31 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 31 | Josh Perry | Memphis | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 34 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | SR | LB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Micah Thomas | Navy | SR | LB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Tre Bell | UConn | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | La'Andre Thomas | Memphis | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Christian Davis | SMU | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Chris Murphy | Cincinnati | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 47 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | JR | ILB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 47 | Chequan Burkett | UCF | SR | ILB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 47 | Jacobi Francis | Memphis | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 47 | Naytron Culpepper | S Florida | FR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.