2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Interceptions - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Wilson | Houston | SO | CB | 8 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Obi Melifonwu | UConn | SR | S | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Horace Richardson | SMU | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 184 | 2 | 0.38 |
| 3 | Darrion Millines | SMU | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 3 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 3 | Alex Thomas | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 8 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 3 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 3 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 9 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | SO | CB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 10 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 10 | Trent Martin | Tulsa | SR | LB | 7 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 12 | T.J. Mutcherson | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 12 | Colby Gore | ECU | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 12 | Mike Tyson | Cincinnati | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 15 | Nate Hairston | Temple | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 15 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 17 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | SO | S | 6 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Bobby Fulp | ECU | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Brandon Scott | UCF | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 22 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 7 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 22 | Nate L. Smith | Temple | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 22 | Shaun Rupert | Memphis | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 22 | Yiannis Bowden | ECU | SO | OLB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 22 | Richard Allen | Tulane | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 22 | Brendon Hayes | UCF | FR | DL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 28 | Drico Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Nigel Harris | S Florida | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Seyvon Lowry | UCF | JR | DL | 8 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Genard Avery | Memphis | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Taris Shenall | Tulane | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Curtis Akins | Memphis | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Johnny Ward | S Florida | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Grant Coleman | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Chris Morley | Memphis | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Zelt Minor | SMU | SR | DE | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Chauncey Lanier | Memphis | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Jhavon Williams | UConn | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Jamar Summers | UConn | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Jahmahl Pardner | Memphis | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Khalid McGee | S Florida | SO | S | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Nate Godwin | S Florida | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 28 | Roderic Teamer | Tulane | SO | S | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.