2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 
| 1 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 
| 1 | Tito Windham | Memphis | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 
| 1 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 
| 5 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 | 
| 5 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 | 
| 7 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 
| 7 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 
| 7 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 
| 7 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 
| 7 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 
| 7 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 
| 7 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 
| 14 | Tre Neal | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 14 | Brandon Moore | UCF | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 16 | Tre Bell | UConn | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | Diamon Cannon | Tulsa | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | Vontae Diggs | UConn | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | P.J. Hall | Tulane | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | Elijah Merchant | Navy | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 29 | Chequan Burkett | UCF | SR | ILB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 29 | Seyvon Lowry | UCF | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 29 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 29 | Chris Love | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 29 | Garrett Davis | Houston | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 29 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 29 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 29 | Alexander Myres | Houston | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 29 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 29 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 
| 39 | Micah Thomas | Navy | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 39 | Nate Evans | UCF | SO | ILB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 39 | Luke Carrezola | UConn | SR | DL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 39 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 39 | Chris Britton | UConn | JR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 39 | Marshé Terry | UConn | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 39 | Marcus Holton, Jr. | ECU | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 39 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 39 | Jordon Williams | SMU | SO | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 39 | Christian Davis | SMU | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 39 | Artrel Foster | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
| 39 | Shaun Bradley | Temple | SO | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.