2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only 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 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Rock Ya-Sin | Temple | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Thakarius Keyes | Tulane | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 5 | Cam Jefferies | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 7 | Brandon Moore | UCF | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 7 | T.J. Carter | Memphis | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 10 | P.J. Hall | Tulane | JR | S | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 12 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Corey Seargent | ECU | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Benny Walls | Temple | JR | S | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Gleson Sprewell | Houston | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Tito Windham | Memphis | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Richie Grant | UCF | SO | DB | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SO | S | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Emeke Egbule | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Nick Watkins | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Sean Williams | Navy | SR | S | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Rashard Causey | UCF | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Willie Langham | Tulane | FR | CB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SO | CB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Josh Perry | Memphis | SO | DB | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 31 | Nick Roberts | S Florida | FR | DB | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Alexander Myres | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 34 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 34 | Tahj Herring-Wilson | UConn | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 34 | Rodney Williams | Temple | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 34 | Colby Gore | ECU | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 34 | Cooper Edmiston | Tulsa | JR | LB | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 34 | Kendall Futrell | ECU | JR | DE | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 34 | Manny Bunch | Tulsa | JR | S | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 34 | Linwood Crump | Temple | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 34 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 34 | Deontay Anderson | Houston | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 34 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 34 | Roderic Teamer Jr. | Tulane | SR | S | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 34 | Patrick Johnson | Tulane | SO | DE | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 34 | Austin Hall | Memphis | JR | OLB | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 48 | Arquon Bush | Cincinnati | FR | CB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 48 | Garrett Davis | Houston | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 48 | Akayleb Evans | Tulsa | SO | CB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |