2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference 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 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.60 | 
| 2 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.40 | 
| 3 | Rock Ya-Sin | Temple | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 | 
| 4 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 
| 5 | P.J. Hall | Tulane | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 
| 6 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 | 
| 6 | Cam Jefferies | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 | 
| 6 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 | 
| 6 | Thakarius Keyes | Tulane | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 | 
| 10 | T.J. Carter | Memphis | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 | 
| 11 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 | 
| 11 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 | 
| 13 | Gleson Sprewell | Houston | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 | 
| 13 | Brandon Moore | UCF | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 | 
| 15 | Corey Seargent | ECU | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 | 
| 15 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 | 
| 17 | Rodney Williams | Temple | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 | 
| 17 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 | 
| 19 | Tito Windham | Memphis | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 | 
| 19 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 | 
| 19 | Willie Langham | Tulane | FR | CB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 | 
| 19 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 | 
| 23 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 | 
| 24 | Josh Perry | Memphis | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 | 
| 25 | Benny Walls | Temple | JR | S | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 | 
| 26 | Richie Grant | UCF | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.60 | 
| 26 | Nick Roberts | S Florida | FR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 | 
| 26 | Rashard Causey | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 | 
| 26 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 | 
| 30 | Sean Williams | Navy | SR | S | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 | 
| 31 | Cooper Edmiston | Tulsa | JR | LB | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.56 | 
| 31 | Tahj Herring-Wilson | UConn | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 | 
| 31 | Kendall Futrell | ECU | JR | DE | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 | 
| 31 | Manny Bunch | Tulsa | JR | S | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 | 
| 35 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SO | S | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 | 
| 35 | Emeke Egbule | Houston | SR | LB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 | 
| 35 | Deontay Anderson | Houston | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 | 
| 35 | Alexander Myres | Houston | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 | 
| 35 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 | 
| 35 | Keanu Hill | Tulsa | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 
| 41 | Kevin Johnson | SMU | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 | 
| 41 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SR | S | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 | 
| 41 | Zaven Collins | Tulsa | FR | LB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 | 
| 41 | Bryson Powers | Tulsa | FR | S | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 | 
| 45 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 46 | Nick Watkins | Houston | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 | 
| 46 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 | 
| 46 | Malik Clements | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 | 
| 46 | Cortez Broughton | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 | 
| 46 | Roderic Teamer Jr. | Tulane | SR | S | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.