2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 2 | Travon Fuller | Tulsa | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 2 | Davonte Brown | UCF | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 4 | Greg Rubin | Memphis | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Justin Hodges | UCF | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 6 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Ja'Quan McMillian | ECU | SO | CB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Malik Fleming | ECU | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Tyon Davis | Tulsa | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 10 | TieNeal Martin | Tulsa | SR | S | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Jahari Rogers | SMU | FR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Corey Thornton | UCF | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 13 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Arquon Bush | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Gervarrius Owens | Houston | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Divaad Wilson | UCF | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Alex Hogan | Houston | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Damarion Williams | Houston | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Jacobi Francis | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Jireh Wilson | ECU | SO | SAF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Myles Berry | ECU | JR | ILB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Julius Wood | ECU | SO | SAF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Cristian Williams | Tulsa | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Jordan Magee | Temple | FR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Gleson Sprewell | Houston | SR | S | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Isaac Slade-Matautia | SMU | JR | LB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Gary Wiley | SMU | SR | LB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SO | S | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Jaise Oliver | Tulsa | SO | S | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Art Green | Houston | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Quadric Bullard | UCF | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Big Kat Bryant | UCF | SR | DL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 34 | Brock Nichols | S Florida | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Mekhi LaPointe | S Florida | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Zamari Maxwell | UCF | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Rodney Owens | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 34 | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | SO | LB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Warren Saba | ECU | SR | SAF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Teagan Wilk | ECU | FR | SAF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Shawn Dourseau | ECU | SO | SAF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Bryson Armstrong | UCF | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Cameron Ruiz | Temple | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | FR | S | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 34 | Manny Walker | Temple | SR | DE | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 34 | M.J. Griffin | Temple | FR | SAF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 34 | Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste | UCF | JR | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 34 | Tre'mon Morris-Brash | UCF | JR | DL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 34 | Hasaan Hypolite | Houston | SO | S | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |