2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams 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 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 1 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 1 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 5 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 5 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 7 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Brandon Moore | UCF | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Tito Windham | Memphis | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 7 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 7 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | SO | CB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 14 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 16 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Alexander Myres | Houston | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 16 | Linwood Crump | Temple | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Derrek Thomas | Temple | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 21 | Khalil Williams | Houston | SR | S | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 21 | Sam Franklin | Temple | SO | LB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 25 | Garrett Davis | Houston | JR | S | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 25 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 25 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 25 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Carter Jacobs | Cincinnati | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Joey Connors | UCF | JR | DL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 25 | Sean Williams | Navy | JR | S | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 25 | Elijah Merchant | Navy | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 36 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 36 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 36 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 36 | Josh Perry | Memphis | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 36 | Keyshawn Canady | ECU | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 36 | Junior Joseph | UConn | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 36 | Jacobi Francis | Memphis | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 36 | Greg Reaves | S Florida | SO | LB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 36 | Mike Love | S Florida | SR | DE | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 36 | Chequan Burkett | UCF | SR | ILB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 36 | Chris Murphy | Cincinnati | JR | S | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 36 | Ed Oliver | Houston | SO | DT | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 36 | Allie Green IV | Tulsa | FR | S | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 36 | Cristian Williams | Tulsa | SO | S | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 36 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | JR | S | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.25 |