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 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Sean Chandler | Temple | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Nate Hairston | Temple | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Dontrell Nelson | Memphis | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Jesse Brubaker | Tulsa | JR | DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Jeremy Brady | Tulsa | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Haason Reddick | Temple | SR | DL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 1 | Sean Williams | Navy | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |