2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Kinley | Navy | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 
| 2 | Brandon Stephens | SMU | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.29 | 
| 3 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 | 
| 4 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 | 
| 5 | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Rodney Owens | Memphis | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Brandon Crossley | SMU | SO | CB | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Zaven Collins | Tulsa | JR | LB | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Ja'Quan McMillian | ECU | SO | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | |
| 5 | Thabo Mwaniki | Houston | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Kevin Brennan | Navy | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Mekhi LaPointe | S Florida | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Amir Tyler | Temple | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Kimere Brown | Temple | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | George Reid | Temple | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 
| 18 | Richie Grant | UCF | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 18 | Willie Langham | Tulane | JR | CB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 18 | Kendarin Ray | Tulsa | SO | S | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 21 | Cornelius Dyson | Tulane | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 22 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SR | S | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 | 
| 23 | Aaron Robinson | UCF | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 | 
| 23 | John Marshall | Navy | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 23 | Damarion Williams | Houston | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 23 | D.J. Small | Houston | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 23 | Michael McMorris | Navy | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 28 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 | 
| 28 | Sylvonta Oliver | Memphis | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 | 
| 30 | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | JR | DE | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 | 
| 31 | Arquon Bush | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 
| 31 | Larry Brooks | Tulane | JR | S | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 31 | Corey Thornton | UCF | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 31 | Tatum Bethune | UCF | SO | LB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 31 | Jacobi Francis | Memphis | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 36 | Jarell White | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 | 
| 36 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 | 
| 38 | Thomas Pickens | Memphis | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 39 | Landon Woodson | UCF | SO | DL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 
| 40 | JJ Russell | Memphis | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 | 
| 41 | Darrick Forrest | Cincinnati | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 
| 41 | Derek Gainous | UCF | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 41 | Josh Celiscar | UCF | FR | DL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 41 | Chase Kuerschen | Tulane | SR | S | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 41 | Macon Clark | Tulane | JR | S | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 41 | Tyon Davis | Tulsa | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 41 | Ryan Nixon | Tulsa | SO | CB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 41 | Treyvon Reeves | Tulsa | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 41 | Akayleb Evans | Tulsa | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 
| 41 | Shawn Dourseau | ECU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.