2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1.82 | 
| 2 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1.55 | 
| 3 | T.J. Carter | Memphis | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.17 | 
| 4 | Rock Ya-Sin | Temple | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 | 
| 4 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 
| 4 | Cam Jefferies | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 | 
| 7 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 | 
| 7 | P.J. Hall | Tulane | JR | S | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 
| 7 | Thakarius Keyes | Tulane | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 
| 10 | Corey Seargent | ECU | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 | 
| 11 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 | 
| 11 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 | 
| 11 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 | 
| 11 | Brandon Moore | UCF | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 | 
| 11 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 | 
| 11 | Willie Langham | Tulane | FR | CB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 | 
| 11 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SO | CB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 | 
| 18 | Gleson Sprewell | Houston | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 | 
| 18 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 | 
| 18 | Roderic Teamer Jr. | Tulane | SR | S | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 | 
| 18 | Alexander Myres | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 | 
| 18 | Rashard Causey | UCF | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 | 
| 18 | Josh Perry | Memphis | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 | 
| 18 | Austin Hall | Memphis | JR | OLB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 | 
| 25 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 | 
| 25 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 | 
| 25 | Emeke Egbule | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 | 
| 25 | Nick Watkins | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 | 
| 25 | Deontay Anderson | Houston | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.50 | 
| 25 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 | 
| 25 | Kendall Futrell | ECU | JR | DE | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 | 
| 25 | Manny Bunch | Tulsa | JR | S | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 | 
| 25 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 | 
| 34 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SO | S | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.67 | 
| 34 | Benny Walls | Temple | JR | S | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 | 
| 34 | Sean Williams | Navy | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 | 
| 34 | Tito Windham | Memphis | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 | 
| 34 | Colby Gore | ECU | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 | 
| 34 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 | 
| 34 | Christian Davis | SMU | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 | 
| 34 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 | 
| 34 | Rodney Williams | Temple | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 | 
| 34 | Michael Witherspoon | ECU | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 | 
| 34 | Devon Sutton | ECU | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 | 
| 34 | Payton Turner | Houston | SO | DL | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 | 
| 34 | Kimere Brown | Temple | SO | CB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 | 
| 34 | Bryson Powers | Tulsa | FR | S | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 | 
| 34 | Malik Clements | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 | 
| 34 | Cortez Broughton | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 | 
| 50 | Richie Grant | UCF | SO | DB | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.82 |