2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 23.80 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | SMU | 6 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 71.57 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 5 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 78.25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston | 8 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 83.17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 5 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 110.53 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Memphis | 7 | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 130.74 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 6 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 130.80 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | UCF | 6 | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 136.29 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | South Florida | 6 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 163.68 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Temple | 5 | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 166.47 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Navy | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 262.24 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||