2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 2 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 2 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | SO | CB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Tito Windham | Memphis | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 8 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 11 | Brandon Moore | UCF | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 11 | Joey Connors | UCF | JR | DL | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 18 | Alexander Myres | Houston | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 18 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 18 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Colby Gore | ECU | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Chris Love | ECU | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 18 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 18 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 18 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 29 | Garrett Davis | Houston | JR | S | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 29 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 29 | Tre Neal | UCF | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 29 | Tre Bell | UConn | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 29 | Chequan Burkett | UCF | SR | ILB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 29 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | JR | ILB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 29 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Bryan Wright | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Derrek Thomas | Temple | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 29 | Chris Britton | UConn | JR | LB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Marcus Holton, Jr. | ECU | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Genard Avery | Memphis | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Cedric Lancaster | SMU | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Carter Jacobs | Cincinnati | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Chris Murphy | Cincinnati | JR | S | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |