2020 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacobi Francis | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Cameron Kinley | Navy | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 3 | TieNeal Martin | Tulsa | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Zaven Collins | Tulsa | JR | LB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Kendarin Ray | Tulsa | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Richie Grant | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Rodney Owens | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Brandon Crossley | SMU | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Aaron Robinson | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Xavier Smith | ECU | JR | ILB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Damarion Williams | Houston | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Michael McMorris | Navy | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 16 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Warren Saba | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Daquan Evans | S Florida | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Macon Clark | Tulane | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Thabo Mwaniki | Houston | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Willie Langham | Tulane | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Brandon Stephens | SMU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Mekhi LaPointe | S Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Arquon Bush | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Landon Woodson | UCF | SO | DL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Ryan Nixon | Tulsa | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Shawn Dourseau | ECU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Christian Braswell | Temple | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Tatum Bethune | UCF | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Gervarrius Owens | Houston | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Sylvonta Oliver | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Ar’mani Johnson | SMU | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Ajani Kerr | Tulane | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Dorian Williams | Tulane | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 23 | John Marshall | Navy | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Kevin Brennan | Navy | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 39 | Divaad Wilson | UCF | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 39 | Evan Fochtman | Navy | SR | FS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 39 | Zamari Maxwell | UCF | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Ja'von Hicks | Cincinnati | JR | S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Deontay Anderson | Houston | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Bentlee Sanders | S Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Eriq Gilyard | UCF | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 39 | Christopher Townsel | S Florida | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 39 | Elijah Clark | Temple | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 39 | Justin Wright | Tulsa | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 39 | Eric Mitchell | UCF | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 39 | Antwan Collier | UCF | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |