2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | JR | CB | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | SR | S | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 1 | Garrett Davis | Houston | JR | S | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Deatrick Nichols | S Florida | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Mike Hughes | UCF | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Nico Sawtelle | S Florida | SO | LB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 4 | Craig Suits | Tulsa | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 4 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Mike Jones | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Shaun Rupert | Memphis | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Micah Thomas | Navy | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Keirston Johnson | S Florida | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Bryan Wright | Cincinnati | SO | DE | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 13 | Demerick Gary | SMU | SO | DL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 13 | Tre Neal | UCF | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Seyvon Lowry | UCF | SR | DL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Payton Turner | Houston | FR | DL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Tim Hart | Memphis | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Tajee Fullwood | S Florida | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Noruwa Obanor | Navy | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Malik Clements | Cincinnati | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 13 | Bobby Fulp | ECU | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 13 | Korrin Wiggins | ECU | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 13 | Elijah McQueen | SMU | FR | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 13 | Delvon Randall | Temple | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 13 | Manny Bunch | Tulsa | SO | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 13 | Cooper Edmiston | Tulsa | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |