2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Wilson | Houston | SO | CB | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 1 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 1 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 5 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 7 | Horace Richardson | SMU | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Jhavon Williams | UConn | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | SO | CB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Bobby Fulp | ECU | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Brandon Wilson | Houston | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Mike Tyson | Cincinnati | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Colby Gore | ECU | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Drico Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Jonathan Cook | Memphis | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Jordan Mitchell | Tulsa | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Jeremy Brady | Tulsa | SR | S | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Obi Melifonwu | UConn | SR | S | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Jamar Summers | UConn | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Chauncey Lanier | Memphis | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Chris Morley | Memphis | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Ed Oliver | Houston | FR | DT | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | FR | CB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 30 | Trent Martin | Tulsa | SR | LB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 31 | Nate Hairston | Temple | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 31 | Alohi Gilman | Navy | FR | S | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Alex Thomas | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Darrion Millines | SMU | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 33 | T.J. Mutcherson | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Nate Godwin | S Florida | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | SR | S | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 33 | John Green | UConn | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Garrett Davis | Houston | SO | S | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 42 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 42 | Richard Allen | Tulane | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 44 | Johnny Ward | S Florida | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 44 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 44 | Joey Connors | UCF | SO | DL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 44 | Travon Simmons | ECU | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 44 | Donald Pennington | Memphis | SR | DL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 44 | Derrek Thomas | Temple | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 44 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.