2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett Davis | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Linwood Crump | Temple | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 1 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SO | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 4 | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Brandon Moore | UCF | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Benny Walls | Temple | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Chris Claybrooks | Memphis | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 4 | Richie Grant | UCF | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Daniel Charles | ECU | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Ronnie Hoggins | S Florida | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Nico Sawtelle | S Florida | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Mikial Onu | SMU | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Shaine Hailey | SMU | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Lawrence Graham | Tulane | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Shaun Bradley | Temple | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |