2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrell Williams | Houston | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Terrell Carter | Memphis | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Austin Hall | Memphis | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 1 | Delvon Randall | Temple | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 5 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Brandon Moore | UCF | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Jordan Swann | UConn | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Garrett Davis | Houston | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Linden Stephens | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Cannon Gibbs | ECU | JR | ILB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Kyran Mitchell | SMU | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jarrod Franklin | Tulane | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Chase Kuerschen | Tulane | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Aaron Ramseur | ECU | FR | ILB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Devin Abraham | S Florida | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Auggie Sanchez | S Florida | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Christian Davis | SMU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Micah Thomas | Navy | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Titus Davis | UCF | JR | OLB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Tre Neal | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Seyvon Lowry | UCF | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Tre Jackson | Tulane | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Keidrien Wadley | Tulsa | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |