2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SR | CB | 13 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 1.62 |
| 2 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 4 | Rock Ya-Sin | Temple | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 4 | T.J. Carter | Memphis | SO | DB | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Thakarius Keyes | Tulane | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 6 | Cam Jefferies | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 8 | Brandon Moore | UCF | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 9 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 9 | P.J. Hall | Tulane | JR | S | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Corey Seargent | ECU | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 13 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | SR | CB | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 13 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 13 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SR | S | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Rashard Causey | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 13 | Willie Langham | Tulane | FR | CB | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 13 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SO | CB | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 13 | Josh Perry | Memphis | SO | DB | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 21 | Gleson Sprewell | Houston | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 21 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 21 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 21 | Alexander Myres | Houston | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 21 | Roderic Teamer Jr. | Tulane | SR | S | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 21 | Austin Hall | Memphis | JR | OLB | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.43 |
| 28 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SO | S | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 28 | Benny Walls | Temple | JR | S | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 28 | Tito Windham | Memphis | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 28 | Sean Williams | Navy | SR | S | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 28 | Emeke Egbule | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 28 | Nick Watkins | Houston | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 28 | Christian Davis | SMU | JR | CB | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Deontay Anderson | Houston | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 28 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 28 | Tahj Herring-Wilson | UConn | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Rodney Williams | Temple | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Michael Witherspoon | ECU | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 28 | Kendall Futrell | ECU | JR | DE | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 28 | Manny Bunch | Tulsa | JR | S | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 28 | Cortez Broughton | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 28 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 28 | Patrick Johnson | Tulane | SO | DE | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 45 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Colby Gore | ECU | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 45 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 45 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 45 | Akayleb Evans | Tulsa | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 45 | Payton Turner | Houston | SO | DL | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |