2015 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 1 | Andrew Adams | UConn | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 1 | Adrian McDonald | Houston | SR | S | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 1 | Horace Richardson | SMU | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | William Jackson III | Houston | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Darrion Richardson | SMU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Howard Wilson | Houston | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Alex Wells | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jamie Byrd | S Florida | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Stephaun Marshall | Temple | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Andre Jones | Cincinnati | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jhavon Williams | UConn | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Josh Hawkins | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Reggis Ball | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | David Johnson | SMU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jesse Montgomery | SMU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jalen Spencer | S Florida | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Dedrick Shy | Tulane | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Leonard Pegues | Memphis | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Will Hayes | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Sharif Finch | Temple | JR | DL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Tyler Goble | Navy | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Jordan Williams | ECU | SO | ILB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Bobby Fulp | ECU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Anthony Rhone | SMU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |