2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 13 | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 129 | 1 | 2 | 79.78 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | UCF | 12 | 35 | 14 | 40.0 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 66.69 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Temple | 12 | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 146 | 2 | 2 | 99.51 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | SMU | 11 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 101.60 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 9 | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 183 | 2 | 1 | 154.42 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Navy | 9 | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 185 | 1 | 1 | 144.20 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Memphis | 11 | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 201 | 1 | 3 | 103.95 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Houston | 13 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 134.01 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 10 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 203 | 0 | 1 | 103.50 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | South Florida | 12 | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 247 | 3 | 1 | 144.71 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Tulane | 10 | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 284 | 0 | 2 | 111.69 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||