2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jermari Harris | Iowa | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Ji'Ayir Brown | Penn State | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Jordan Howden | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Kessawn Abraham | Rutgers | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Michael Dixon | Minnesota | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Cal Haladay | Mich St | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | John Torchio | Wisconsin | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tyler Nubin | Minnesota | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Donald Willis | Minnesota | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Justin Walley | Minnesota | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Coney Durr | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jordan Mosley | Maryland | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Khali Saunders | Purdue | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jalen Graham | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Cam Allen | Purdue | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Noah Harvey | Mich St | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kalen King | Penn State | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Denzel Burke | Ohio State | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ifeanyi Maijeh | Rutgers | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Shaquan Loyal | Rutgers | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Max Melton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Caden Kolesar | Michigan | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Jack Campbell | Iowa | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Junior Colson | Michigan | FR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Vincent Gray | Michigan | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Daxton Hill | Michigan | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Kaevon Merriweather | Iowa | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Jack Koerner | Iowa | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.