2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caesar Williams | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 | 
| 1 | Marcelino McCrary-Ball | Indiana | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 
| 3 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.67 | 
| 4 | Devon Witherspoon | Illinois | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 | 
| 5 | Max Melton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 | 
| 5 | Riley Moss | Iowa | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 
| 7 | Dane Belton | Iowa | JR | DB | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.33 | 
| 8 | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 | 
| 9 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 
| 9 | A.J. Hampton, Jr. | N'western | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 
| 9 | Collin Wilder | Wisconsin | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 9 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 9 | Angelo Grose | Mich St | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 9 | Scott Nelson | Wisconsin | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 
| 9 | Chester Kimbrough | Mich St | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 
| 9 | Luke Reimer | Nebraska | SO | ILB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 
| 9 | Noah Pierre | Indiana | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 
| 9 | Jaylin Williams | Indiana | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 
| 19 | Nick Cross | Maryland | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 19 | Jack Campbell | Iowa | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 19 | Jordan Mosley | Maryland | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 | 
| 22 | Ji'Ayir Brown | Penn State | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 22 | Daequan Hardy | Penn State | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 22 | Dedrick Mackey | Purdue | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 22 | Tarique Barnes | Illinois | SO | LB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 22 | Tariq Castro-Fields | Penn State | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 22 | Kessawn Abraham | Rutgers | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 | 
| 28 | Cal Haladay | Mich St | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 28 | Steele Chambers | Ohio State | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 28 | Ronald Williams | Mich St | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 28 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | SO | OLB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 
| 32 | Deontai Williams | Nebraska | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 
| 33 | Jalen Graham | Purdue | JR | LB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 33 | Kerby Joseph | Illinois | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 33 | Jartavius Martin | Illinois | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 33 | DJ Turner | Michigan | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 33 | Brandon Joseph | N'western | SO | SAF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 33 | Joey Porter Jr. | Penn State | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 33 | Vincent Gray | Michigan | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 33 | David Ojabo | Michigan | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 33 | Jaquan Brisker | Penn State | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 33 | Jamari Brown | Purdue | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 33 | Christian Izien | Rutgers | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 
| 44 | Jordan Howden | Minnesota | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 | 
| 44 | Coney Durr | Minnesota | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 | 
| 46 | Keith Randolph Jr. | Illinois | FR | DL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 46 | Denzel Burke | Ohio State | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 46 | Noah Burks | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 46 | Tahveon Nicholson | Illinois | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
| 46 | Marcus Williamson | Ohio State | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.