2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Thakarius Keyes | Tulane | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Rock Ya-Sin | Temple | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Kendall Futrell | ECU | JR | DE | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Christian Davis | SMU | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Corey Seargent | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Brandon Moore | UCF | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nick Watkins | Houston | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Mazzi Wilkins | S Florida | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 15 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SO | S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Kyle Gibson | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Emeke Egbule | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Michael Witherspoon | ECU | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Isaiah Johnson | Houston | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Diamon Cannon | Tulsa | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Akayleb Evans | Tulsa | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Cam Jefferies | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Richie Grant | UCF | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 24 | Garrett Davis | Houston | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 24 | Pat Jasinski | UCF | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Elan Nash | Navy | JR | OLB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | T.J. Carter | Memphis | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Ty Mason | Temple | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Benny Walls | Temple | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Roderic Teamer Jr. | Tulane | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Shamel Lazarus | UConn | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Tahj Herring-Wilson | UConn | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Colby Gore | ECU | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Keenan Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Davondre Robinson | ECU | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Devon Sutton | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Deontay Anderson | Houston | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Alexander Myres | Houston | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Austin Robinson | Houston | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Cameron Kinley | Navy | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Cortez Broughton | Cincinnati | SR | DT | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Lwal Uguak | UConn | FR | DL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Jordon Williams | SMU | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Rodney Williams | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Dan Archibong | Temple | SO | DT | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |