2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channing Stribling | Michigan | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 2 | Blessuan Austin | Rutgers | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 4 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Sojourn Shelton | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Montre Hartage | N'western | SO | CB | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 6 | A’Shon Riggins | Indiana | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 6 | Jaylen Dunlap | Illinois | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Jonathan Crawford | Indiana | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Derrick Tindal | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Nathan Gerry | Nebraska | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Gareon Conley | Ohio State | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Chris Jones | Nebraska | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Marshon Lattimore | Ohio State | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 17 | Darian Hicks | Mich St | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Trae Williams | N'western | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Aaron Williams | Nebraska | SO | S | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Dymonte Thomas | Michigan | SR | S | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Joshua Kalu | Nebraska | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | JR | MLB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 23 | Kyle Queiro | N'western | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Denzel Ward | Ohio State | SO | CB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 25 | D'Cota Dixon | Wisconsin | JR | S | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 25 | Lubern Figaro | Wisconsin | JR | S | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 27 | Alvin Hill | Maryland | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 27 | Marcelino Ball | Indiana | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 27 | Da'Wan Hunte | Purdue | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 30 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 31 | KiAnte Hardin | Minnesota | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 31 | Demetrious Cox | Mich St | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 33 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | FR | LB | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Malik Hooker | Ohio State | SO | S | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Tony Fields | Indiana | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Manny Rugamba | Iowa | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Brandon Snyder | Iowa | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Anthony Walker, Jr. | N'western | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Marcus McShepard | N'western | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Christian Campbell | Penn State | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 41 | Leo Musso | Wisconsin | SR | S | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Dedrick Young II | Nebraska | SO | LB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Kieron Williams | Nebraska | JR | S | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Delano Hill | Michigan | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Minnesota | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Damon Hayes | Rutgers | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Ryan Connelly | Wisconsin | SO | ILB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Joshua Jackson | Iowa | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 43 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.