2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 1 | Obi Melifonwu | UConn | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 3 | Mike Tyson | Cincinnati | SR | S | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 3 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 3 | Darrion Millines | SMU | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 3 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Alex Thomas | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 8 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 8 | Jamar Summers | UConn | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 8 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Colby Gore | ECU | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 8 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 8 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Jhavon Williams | UConn | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 8 | Horace Richardson | SMU | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 8 | Richard Allen | Tulane | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 8 | Daiquan Thomasson | Navy | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Sean Williams | Navy | SO | S | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 8 | Grant Coleman | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Dontrell Nelson | Memphis | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Sean Chandler | Temple | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Trent Martin | Tulsa | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Quinlan Carroll | Tulane | JR | DE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Anthony Rhone | SMU | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 8 | T.J. Mutcherson | UCF | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 8 | Zelt Minor | SMU | SR | DE | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 8 | Yiannis Bowden | ECU | SO | OLB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 8 | Taris Shenall | Tulane | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |