2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 11 | 41 | 30 | 73.2 | 330 | 0 | 2 | 131.02 | 68 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 12 | 52 | 37 | 71.2 | 367 | 0 | 2 | 122.75 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 1 | Tulane | 12 | 45 | 26 | 57.8 | 385 | 0 | 2 | 120.76 | 52 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Temple | 8 | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 92.47 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Navy | 7 | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 193 | 0 | 1 | 104.17 | 54 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 14 | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 230 | 1 | 1 | 104.05 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | UCF | 11 | 51 | 27 | 52.9 | 232 | 0 | 1 | 87.23 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | SMU | 9 | 45 | 28 | 62.2 | 348 | 0 | 1 | 122.74 | 59 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | South Florida | 11 | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 111.65 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Memphis | 10 | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 250 | 1 | 0 | 134.25 | 89 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Houston | 13 | 43 | 18 | 41.9 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 99.48 | 41 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||