2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 13 | 27 | 9 | 33.3 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 63.82 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 10 | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 116 | 2 | 1 | 110.66 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | South Florida | 10 | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 164.42 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | SMU | 11 | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 158.10 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 12 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 123 | 0 | 2 | 82.05 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | UCF | 11 | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 155 | 2 | 2 | 101.83 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 12 | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 108.74 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Temple | 10 | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 197 | 5 | 0 | 228.80 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Tulane | 11 | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 224 | 6 | 0 | 176.70 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Navy | 8 | 22 | 20 | 90.9 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 187.13 | 54 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Memphis | 11 | 37 | 24 | 64.9 | 296 | 2 | 0 | 149.91 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||