2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 1 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Brandon Moore | UCF | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Alexander Myres | Houston | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Linwood Crump | Temple | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 9 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 9 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 9 | Josh Perry | Memphis | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Garrett Davis | Houston | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Bobby Fulp | ECU | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Colby Gore | ECU | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Shaun James | ECU | JR | DT | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Elijah Merchant | Navy | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Tre Bell | UConn | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Luke Carrezola | UConn | SR | DL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Tito Windham | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Akayleb Evans | Tulsa | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 35 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 35 | Cannon Gibbs | ECU | JR | ILB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 35 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 35 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Chase Kuerschen | Tulane | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Bryan Wright | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Marcus Holton, Jr. | ECU | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Korrin Wiggins | ECU | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Gaelin Elmore | ECU | SR | DE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Kevin Mouhon | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 35 | Cortez Broughton | Cincinnati | JR | DT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 35 | Cameron Stapleton | UConn | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 35 | Davondre Robinson | ECU | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |