2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 13 | 348 | 193 | 55.5 | 2266 | 6.5 | 9 | 16 | 109.48 | 26.8 | 174.3 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 13 | 369 | 205 | 55.6 | 2356 | 6.4 | 15 | 8 | 118.26 | 28.4 | 181.2 |
| 3 | Illinois | 12 | 363 | 213 | 58.7 | 2582 | 7.1 | 12 | 9 | 124.38 | 30.3 | 215.2 |
| 4 | Penn State | 13 | 440 | 262 | 59.5 | 2598 | 5.9 | 11 | 14 | 111.04 | 33.8 | 199.8 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 12 | 359 | 241 | 67.1 | 2598 | 7.2 | 11 | 6 | 134.69 | 29.9 | 216.5 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 12 | 404 | 261 | 64.6 | 2629 | 6.5 | 14 | 10 | 125.74 | 33.7 | 219.1 |
| 7 | Purdue | 13 | 374 | 222 | 59.4 | 2713 | 7.3 | 18 | 13 | 129.22 | 28.8 | 208.7 |
| 8 | Indiana | 12 | 385 | 240 | 62.3 | 2828 | 7.3 | 24 | 5 | 142.01 | 32.1 | 235.7 |
| 9 | Michigan | 14 | 455 | 258 | 56.7 | 2862 | 6.3 | 17 | 8 | 118.35 | 32.5 | 204.4 |
| 10 | Iowa | 14 | 468 | 262 | 56.0 | 3003 | 6.4 | 16 | 25 | 110.48 | 33.4 | 214.5 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 13 | 368 | 206 | 56.0 | 3054 | 8.3 | 25 | 7 | 144.31 | 28.3 | 234.9 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 13 | 461 | 284 | 61.6 | 3196 | 6.9 | 21 | 12 | 129.67 | 35.5 | 245.8 |
| 13 | Maryland | 13 | 410 | 241 | 58.8 | 3234 | 7.9 | 22 | 6 | 139.82 | 31.5 | 248.8 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 13 | 579 | 380 | 65.6 | 4222 | 7.3 | 27 | 10 | 138.82 | 44.5 | 324.8 |