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 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 | 
| 2 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 | 
| 2 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 | 
| 4 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 | 
| 4 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 | 
| 4 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 7 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 7 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 
| 7 | Tito Windham | Memphis | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 
| 7 | Garrett Davis | Houston | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 7 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 | 
| 7 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 | 
| 7 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 | 
| 7 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 | 
| 7 | Colby Gore | ECU | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 7 | Chris Love | ECU | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 | 
| 17 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 | 
| 17 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 17 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 17 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 17 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 17 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 17 | Marshé Terry | UConn | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | 
| 17 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 
| 17 | Derrek Thomas | Temple | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 17 | Bryan Wright | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 17 | Alexander Myres | Houston | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 17 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 17 | Cedric Lancaster | SMU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 17 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 17 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | JR | S | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 17 | Elijah Merchant | Navy | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 17 | Marcus Brown | Cincinnati | FR | DT | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 17 | Marcus Holton, Jr. | ECU | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 17 | P.J. Hall | Tulane | SO | S | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 17 | Cameron Sample | Tulane | FR | DE | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 
| 17 | Carter Jacobs | Cincinnati | SR | S | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 17 | Chris Murphy | Cincinnati | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 17 | Jaylyin Minor | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 17 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 17 | Omar Fortt | UConn | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 17 | Chris Britton | UConn | JR | LB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 
| 17 | Vontae Diggs | UConn | SR | LB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | 
| 17 | Devon Sutton | ECU | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | 
| 17 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | 
| 17 | Cristian Williams | Tulsa | SO | S | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 | 
| 47 | Marquese Taylor | Cincinnati | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 47 | Micah Farrar | Navy | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 47 | Christian Davis | SMU | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 47 | Bobby Fulp | ECU | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |