2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 12 | 76 | 52 | 68.4 | 519 | 1 | 3 | 122.23 | 51 | 26 | 11 | 2 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 14 | 80 | 42 | 52.5 | 556 | 1 | 4 | 105.01 | 80 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 3 | UCF | 13 | 94 | 50 | 53.2 | 566 | 3 | 0 | 114.30 | 49 | 25 | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Temple | 12 | 72 | 46 | 63.9 | 601 | 7 | 0 | 166.08 | 46 | 27 | 13 | 9 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 11 | 80 | 43 | 53.8 | 625 | 3 | 5 | 119.26 | 68 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| 6 | Memphis | 12 | 101 | 62 | 61.4 | 678 | 2 | 2 | 120.35 | 47 | 36 | 18 | 4 |
| 7 | Houston | 14 | 96 | 59 | 61.5 | 705 | 6 | 3 | 137.53 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 9 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 13 | 103 | 61 | 59.2 | 723 | 4 | 1 | 129.05 | 53 | 31 | 17 | 7 |
| 9 | South Florida | 12 | 94 | 60 | 63.8 | 739 | 5 | 3 | 141.04 | 47 | 40 | 17 | 7 |
| 10 | Tulane | 12 | 96 | 60 | 62.5 | 834 | 4 | 2 | 145.06 | 59 | 30 | 21 | 10 |
| 11 | SMU | 11 | 116 | 72 | 62.1 | 1035 | 9 | 3 | 157.44 | 48 | 40 | 26 | 14 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||