2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games at Home Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.71 | 
| 2 | Devon Witherspoon | Illinois | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.33 | 
| 2 | Cam Taylor-Britt | Nebraska | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 | 
| 4 | Cameron Brown | Ohio State | JR | CB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 | 
| 5 | Daequan Hardy | Penn State | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | A.J. Hampton, Jr. | N'western | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 
| 5 | Vincent Gray | Michigan | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 | 
| 5 | Denzel Burke | Ohio State | FR | CB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 | 
| 9 | Dane Belton | Iowa | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 | 
| 9 | Luke Reimer | Nebraska | SO | ILB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 | 
| 9 | Ronald Williams | Mich St | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 9 | Faion Hicks | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 9 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 | 
| 9 | Lathan Ransom | Ohio State | SO | SAF | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 | 
| 9 | Tariq Castro-Fields | Penn State | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 | 
| 16 | Riley Moss | Iowa | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 | 
| 16 | Josh Sanguinetti | Indiana | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 
| 16 | DJ Turner | Michigan | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 | 
| 16 | Jaylin Williams | Indiana | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 16 | Angelo Grose | Mich St | SO | S | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 | 
| 16 | Tarique Barnes | Illinois | SO | LB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 | 
| 16 | Brad Hawkins | Michigan | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 | 
| 23 | Ji'Ayir Brown | Penn State | SR | S | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 | 
| 23 | Max Melton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 23 | Marcelino McCrary-Ball | Indiana | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 | 
| 23 | Cameron Martinez | Ohio State | FR | SAF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 | 
| 23 | Jack Campbell | Iowa | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 | 
| 23 | Devon Matthews | Indiana | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 23 | Terry Roberts | Iowa | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 23 | Cameron Mitchell | N'western | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 23 | Jalen Graham | Purdue | JR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 23 | Jaylan Alexander | Purdue | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 23 | Chris Jefferson | Purdue | SR | S | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 23 | Jamari Brown | Purdue | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 23 | Kessawn Abraham | Rutgers | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 
| 23 | Tony Adams | Illinois | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 23 | Seth Benson | Iowa | JR | LB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 23 | Jordan Mosley | Maryland | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 23 | David Ojabo | Michigan | JR | LB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 23 | Daxton Hill | Michigan | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 23 | Caleb Tannor | Nebraska | JR | OLB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 23 | Quinton Newsome | Nebraska | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 23 | Brandon Smith | Penn State | JR | LB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 23 | Kalen King | Penn State | FR | CB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 23 | Jaquan Brisker | Penn State | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 23 | Scott Nelson | Wisconsin | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 | 
| 47 | Deontai Williams | Nebraska | SR | S | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 | 
| 47 | JoJo Domann | Nebraska | SR | OLB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 | 
| 47 | Brandon Joseph | N'western | SO | SAF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 | 
| 47 | Noah Pierre | Indiana | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |