2026 American Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 10/03/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Taylor | N Texas | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Amarion Fortenberry | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Delvon Gulley | UAB | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Ike Esonwune | UAB | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jeremiah Jordan | UAB | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Wallace Foster IV | FAU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Ian Foster | Memphis | JR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Daveon Hook | Rice | SR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Thomas Davis | Tulsa | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | JD Drew | Tulsa | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Phillip Hamilton | Navy | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Matthew Seliga | Navy | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Anta'Veon McKenzie | UAB | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Draden Fullbright | UAB | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Diezel Wilkinson | UAB | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Derrick Rogers | FAU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Damarius McGhee | FAU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Devan Lowe | Memphis | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Gavin Willis | Charlotte | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | CJ Clinkscales, Jr. | Charlotte | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Aaron Alexander | N Texas | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Curlee Thomas IV | N Texas | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Brandon Jones | N Texas | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Udoka Ezeani | N Texas | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | BJ Allen Jr. | N Texas | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Zakye Barker | N Texas | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Koa Akui | Rice | SR | SAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Wesley Brown | Temple | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Saboor Karriem | Temple | SR | SAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Tyson Williams | Tulsa | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Ashton Williams | Tulsa | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Julian Porter | Army | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jaquavious Moss | Army | SO | ILB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Elijah Walton | Army | JR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.