The American’s best defenders since 2004
Parry Nickerson has the most interceptions of the 2,207 defenders who played in the American since 2004, 16. Adrian McDonald is 2nd with 15.
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | interceptions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Parry Nickerson2014 – 2017 | 16 |
| 2 |  Adrian McDonald2013 – 2015 | 15 |
| T3 |  Jamar Summers2014 – 2017 | 12 |
| T3 |  Delvon Randall2016 – 2018 | 12 |
| T3 |  Ja'Quan McMillian2019 – 2021 | 12 |
| T6 |  Bobby McCain2013 – 2014 | 11 |
| T6 | Trevon Stewart2013 – 2015 | 11 |
| T6 | Sean Chandler2014 – 2017 | 11 |
| T6 |  Deatrick Nichols2015 – 2017 | 11 |
| T6 |  Jordan Wyatt2015 – 2018 | 11 |
| T11 | Horace Richardson2014 – 2016 | 10 |
| T11 |  Richie Grant2017 – 2020 | 10 |
| T11 |  Coby Bryant2018 – 2021 | 10 |
| T11 | Ja'von Hicks2018 – 2022 | 10 |
| T11 | Quindell Johnson2019 – 2022 | 10 |
| T11 |  Dashaun Peele2022 – 2024 | 10 |
| T17 | Andrew Adams2013 – 2015 | 9 |
| T17 | Jacoby Glenn2013 – 2014 | 9 |
| T17 | Howard Wilson2014 – 2016 | 9 |
| T17 | Devin Abraham2015 – 2017 | 9 |
| T17 | Arquon Bush2018 – 2022 | 9 |
| T17 | Larry Brooks2019 – 2022 | 9 |
| T17 | Macon Clark2019 – 2022 | 9 |
| T17 | Sauce Gardner2019 – 2021 | 9 |
| T25 | Obi Melifonwu2013 – 2016 | 8 |
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Method
- Every defender who played in the American since 2004, ranked by interceptions over his games there while his school was a member. Bowl and playoff games count.
- Tackles and sacks are only recorded since 2024, so the defenders are ranked by interceptions. A defender is in a box score only in a game he has a stat in, so his games aren’t counted.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a defender who played in the American before then isn't here.