2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 2 | Channing Stribling | Michigan | SR | CB | 13 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 |
| 3 | Sojourn Shelton | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 14 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.14 |
| 4 | Derrick Tindal | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 14 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 5 | Blessuan Austin | Rutgers | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 5 | Montre Hartage | N'western | SO | CB | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 5 | Marshon Lattimore | Ohio State | SO | CB | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Chris Jones | Nebraska | JR | CB | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Nathan Gerry | Nebraska | SR | S | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 10 | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Gareon Conley | Ohio State | JR | CB | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 10 | Joshua Kalu | Nebraska | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 14 | Jaylen Dunlap | Illinois | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Malik Hooker | Ohio State | SO | S | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 16 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 16 | A’Shon Riggins | Indiana | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Jonathan Crawford | Indiana | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Aaron Williams | Nebraska | SO | S | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Marcelino Ball | Indiana | FR | DB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Dymonte Thomas | Michigan | SR | S | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Denzel Ward | Ohio State | SO | CB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Tony Fields | Indiana | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 22 | John Reid | Penn State | SO | CB | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 25 | Kyle Queiro | N'western | JR | S | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Trae Williams | N'western | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Godwin Igwebuike | N'western | JR | S | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | JR | MLB | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 25 | Mike McCray | Michigan | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 25 | D'Cota Dixon | Wisconsin | JR | S | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.57 |
| 31 | Darian Hicks | Mich St | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 31 | JC Jackson | Maryland | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 31 | Kieron Williams | Nebraska | JR | S | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 31 | Christian Campbell | Penn State | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 31 | Lubern Figaro | Wisconsin | JR | S | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 36 | KiAnte Hardin | Minnesota | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 36 | Da'Wan Hunte | Purdue | JR | CB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 36 | Markus Bailey | Purdue | FR | LB | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 36 | Manny Rugamba | Iowa | FR | DB | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 36 | Brandon Snyder | Iowa | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Alvin Hill | Maryland | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Damarius Travis | Minnesota | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Delano Hill | Michigan | SR | S | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 36 | Leo Musso | Wisconsin | SR | S | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.43 |
| 45 | Demetrious Cox | Mich St | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 45 | Adekunle Ayinde | Minnesota | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 45 | Brandon Bell | Penn State | SR | LB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 45 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 45 | Jared McGee | N'western | SO | S | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |