2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost 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 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 | 
| 1 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 
| 1 | Tito Windham | Memphis | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 
| 4 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 | 
| 5 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 
| 7 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 8 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 | 
| 8 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 8 | Garrett Davis | Houston | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 8 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 12 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 | 
| 13 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 | 
| 14 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 14 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 16 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 | 
| 16 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 | 
| 16 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 16 | Alexander Myres | Houston | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 16 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 16 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 16 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 16 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 16 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 25 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 | 
| 25 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 | 
| 27 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 27 | Colby Gore | ECU | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 29 | Micah Farrar | Navy | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 29 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 29 | Cedric Lancaster | SMU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 32 | Marshé Terry | UConn | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | 
| 32 | Chris Love | ECU | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 | 
| 32 | Delvon Randall | Temple | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 32 | Christian Davis | SMU | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 32 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 32 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | JR | S | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 32 | Elijah Merchant | Navy | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 32 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 32 | Shareef White | Memphis | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 32 | Tim Hart | Memphis | FR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 42 | Marcus Brown | Cincinnati | FR | DT | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 42 | Marcus Holton, Jr. | ECU | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 42 | P.J. Hall | Tulane | SO | S | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 42 | Cameron Sample | Tulane | FR | DE | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 46 | Bobby Fulp | ECU | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 46 | Carter Jacobs | Cincinnati | SR | S | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 46 | Chris Murphy | Cincinnati | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 46 | Jaylyin Minor | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 46 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.