2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 14 | 152 | 85 | 55.9 | 839 | 5 | 6 | 105.25 | 80 | 32 | 19 | 5 |
| 2 | Temple | 12 | 117 | 70 | 59.8 | 881 | 8 | 2 | 142.23 | 43 | 35 | 21 | 13 |
| 3 | Navy | 12 | 122 | 74 | 60.7 | 917 | 7 | 3 | 137.81 | 49 | 30 | 22 | 12 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 13 | 159 | 91 | 57.2 | 946 | 6 | 5 | 113.37 | 47 | 34 | 22 | 8 |
| 5 | Houston | 14 | 145 | 89 | 61.4 | 1087 | 7 | 4 | 134.76 | 50 | 36 | 28 | 16 |
| 6 | UCF | 13 | 190 | 112 | 58.9 | 1173 | 6 | 2 | 119.12 | 49 | 46 | 26 | 7 |
| 7 | Tulane | 12 | 148 | 101 | 68.2 | 1231 | 6 | 4 | 146.08 | 65 | 45 | 26 | 12 |
| 8 | Memphis | 12 | 166 | 106 | 63.9 | 1243 | 10 | 3 | 143.03 | 53 | 43 | 28 | 12 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 12 | 165 | 100 | 60.6 | 1285 | 8 | 5 | 135.97 | 68 | 44 | 28 | 14 |
| 10 | SMU | 12 | 160 | 94 | 58.8 | 1411 | 10 | 4 | 148.46 | 60 | 47 | 31 | 17 |
| 11 | South Florida | 12 | 154 | 112 | 72.7 | 1757 | 11 | 3 | 188.24 | 75 | 61 | 44 | 19 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||