2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montre Hartage | N'western | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 1 | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 3 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Tino Ellis | Maryland | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Justin Layne | Mich St | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 5 | JR Pace | N'western | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Amani Hooker | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Garrett Taylor | Penn State | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jake Gervase | Iowa | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Josiah Scott | Mich St | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 11 | RaVon Davis | Maryland | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Trevor Morris | Rutgers | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Kendall Sheffield | Ohio State | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Michael Ojemudia | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Josh Metellus | Michigan | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Andrew Dowell | Mich St | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Antonio Blackmon | Purdue | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Scott Nelson | Wisconsin | FR | S | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Rachad Wildgoose | Wisconsin | FR | CB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Lamar Jackson | Nebraska | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Andre Brown Jr. | Indiana | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 20 | David Long | Michigan | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Jartavius Martin | Illinois | FR | DB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Jacob Huff | Minnesota | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Bobby Roundtree | Illinois | SO | DL | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Damon Arnette | Ohio State | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Tony Adams | Illinois | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Tre Watson | Maryland | SR | LB | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 29 | Damon Hayes | Rutgers | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Sydney Brown | Illinois | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Brandon Watson | Michigan | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Aaron Williams | Nebraska | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Tre Neal | Nebraska | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Del'Shawn Phillips | Illinois | SR | LB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Kenneth Major | Purdue | FR | CB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Isaiah Pryor | Ohio State | SO | S | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Simeon Smiley | Purdue | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Terell Smith | Minnesota | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Jeffrey Okudah | Ohio State | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Tariq Castro-Fields | Penn State | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Shaun Wade | Ohio State | FR | CB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Pete Werner | Ohio State | SO | LB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Riley Moss | Iowa | FR | DB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 47 | Greg Newsome II | N'western | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Kiondre Thomas | Minnesota | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 47 | Chris Williamson | Minnesota | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 47 | Jacob Thieneman | Purdue | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |