2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Jackson III | Houston | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 5 | David Johnson | SMU | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 5 | Travon Simmons | ECU | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SO | CB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | JR | S | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 8 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | FR | CB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Alex Wells | Temple | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Montese Overton | ECU | SR | OLB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 8 | Quincy Adams | Navy | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 13 | Reggis Ball | Memphis | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Darrell Williams | Tulsa | SR | CB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Jhavon Williams | UConn | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 13 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 13 | William Jeanlys | SMU | FR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 13 | JJ Pinckney | Cincinnati | FR | CB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Rocco Scarfone | ECU | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | DaShaun Amos | ECU | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Brendon Clements | Navy | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Tavon Young | Temple | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 13 | Stephaun Marshall | Temple | JR | LB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 24 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SO | CB | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 24 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SO | CB | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Obi Melifonwu | UConn | JR | S | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Corey Seargent | ECU | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Roderic Teamer | Tulane | FR | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 24 | Daiquan Thomasson | Navy | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 24 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | FR | S | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Michael Mudoh | Tulsa | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Lorentez Barbour | Navy | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Elandon Roberts | Houston | SR | ILB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 24 | Horace Richardson | SMU | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Dion Witty | Memphis | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Eric Lee | S Florida | SR | DE | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Royce LaFrance | Tulane | SR | DE | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Jordan Mitchell | Tulsa | SO | S | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Josiah Powell | Navy | JR | OLB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Amos Mason | Navy | JR | DE | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Cameron Malveaux | Houston | JR | DE | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Matt Ioannidis | Temple | SR | DL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Hershey Walton | Temple | SR | DL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 45 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | SR | LB | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 45 | DaShawn Benton | ECU | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | SO | S | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Kevin Bronson | S Florida | FR | DE | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |