2026 American Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyson Williams | Tulsa | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Asaad Chapman | UTSA | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jayden Sweeney | FAU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Devon St. Clair | Charlotte | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Zach Williams | Tulsa | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Preston Carr | ECU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Myles Pollard | ECU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Derrick Rogers | FAU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Bo Simpson-Nealy | FAU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Zach Ruffin | Memphis | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Chauncey Logan Jr. | Memphis | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Ellis Ellis Jr. | Memphis | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | AJ Brown | Rice | SR | VPR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jamir Benjamin | Rice | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Koa Akui | Rice | SR | SAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Eddy Smith | UTSA | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Sam Stone | Tulsa | FR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Thomas Davis | Tulsa | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.