2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 8 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 70.26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 8 | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 47.13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 168.20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 5 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 96.87 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Penn State | 8 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 155.64 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 10 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 142.55 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 155.40 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Maryland | 7 | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 112.56 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Iowa | 11 | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 164 | 1 | 3 | 110.93 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 9 | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 40.98 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 278.72 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Purdue | 8 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 94 | 3 | 1 | 173.30 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Michigan | 10 | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 172.76 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||