2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Patrick Forrestal | Navy | SR | NG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Sean Chandler | Temple | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Nate Hairston | Temple | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Dontrell Nelson | Memphis | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jeremy Brady | Tulsa | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Shaquem Griffin | UCF | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Drico Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tony Guerad | UCF | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Garrett Davis | Houston | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Howard Wilson | Houston | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Deadrin Senat | S Florida | JR | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Nate Godwin | S Florida | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Johnell Celistan | Tulsa | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Tyris Wooten | Navy | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Stephaun Marshall | Temple | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Sean Williams | Navy | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 27 | Micah Thomas | Navy | JR | LB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 27 | D.J. Palmore | Navy | JR | OLB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.