2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montre Hartage | N'western | SO | CB | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Trae Williams | N'western | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Blessuan Austin | Rutgers | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Marshon Lattimore | Ohio State | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Sojourn Shelton | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Chris Jones | Nebraska | JR | CB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Jaylen Dunlap | Illinois | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Channing Stribling | Michigan | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Dymonte Thomas | Michigan | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Alvin Hill | Maryland | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | FR | LB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Godwin Igwebuike | N'western | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Derrick Tindal | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 9 | KiAnte Hardin | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Kyle Queiro | N'western | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Kieron Williams | Nebraska | JR | S | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Marcelino Ball | Indiana | FR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 19 | JC Jackson | Maryland | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Aaron Williams | Nebraska | SO | S | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Joshua Kalu | Nebraska | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Leo Musso | Wisconsin | SR | S | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Gareon Conley | Ohio State | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Christian Campbell | Penn State | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Bo Bower | Iowa | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 28 | Greg Mabin | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Damon Hayes | Rutgers | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Delano Hill | Michigan | SR | S | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 31 | Tony Fields | Indiana | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 31 | A’Shon Riggins | Indiana | FR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Hardy Nickerson | Illinois | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 34 | Malik Hooker | Ohio State | SO | S | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Anthony Walker, Jr. | N'western | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 34 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Brandon Snyder | Iowa | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Darian Hicks | Mich St | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Dedrick Young II | Nebraska | SO | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Nathan Gerry | Nebraska | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 34 | Marcus McShepard | N'western | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 43 | Brandon Smith | Penn State | JR | LB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 43 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Tyson Smith | Mich St | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Adekunle Ayinde | Minnesota | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 48 | T.J. Edwards | Wisconsin | SO | ILB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 48 | Demetrious Cox | Mich St | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 48 | Damarius Travis | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.