2022 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalen King | Penn State | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Devon Witherspoon | Illinois | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 3 | Christian Braswell | Rutgers | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 3 | DJ Turner | Michigan | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Sydney Brown | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 5 | Riley Moss | Iowa | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 7 | Tiawan Mullen | Indiana | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Max Melton | Rutgers | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Cory Trice | Purdue | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 10 | Joey Porter Jr. | Penn State | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Jartavius Martin | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 10 | Deonte Banks | Maryland | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 10 | Quinton Newsome | Nebraska | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 14 | John Torchio | Wisconsin | SR | S | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 14 | Kendall Smith | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 14 | Johnny Dixon | Penn State | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 14 | Mike Sainristil | Michigan | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Tyler Nubin | Minnesota | SR | DB | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Kaevon Merriweather | Iowa | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Cameron Mitchell | N'western | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Jalen Graham | Purdue | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Ronnie Hickman | Ohio State | SR | SAF | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Cam Allen | Purdue | SR | S | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 25 | Tahveon Nicholson | Illinois | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 25 | Luke Reimer | Nebraska | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 25 | Seth Coleman | Illinois | SO | OLB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Malcolm Hartzog | Nebraska | FR | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Cooper DeJean | Iowa | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Jordan Howden | Minnesota | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Terell Smith | Minnesota | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Zach Harrison | Ohio State | SR | DE | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Daequan Hardy | Penn State | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Ameer Speed | Mich St | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Keaton Ellis | Penn State | JR | S | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 25 | Will Johnson | Michigan | FR | DB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Rod Moore | Michigan | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 38 | Lathan Ransom | Ohio State | JR | SAF | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Bradley Jennings Jr. | Indiana | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Deion Jennings | Rutgers | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Tanner McCalister | Ohio State | SR | SAF | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 38 | JT Tuimoloau | Ohio State | SO | DE | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 38 | Ji'Ayir Brown | Penn State | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 38 | Dante Trader Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 38 | Tommy Eichenberg | Ohio State | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 38 | Hakeem Beamon | Penn State | JR | DT | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 38 | Christian Izien | Rutgers | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 38 | Jay Shaw | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 38 | Reese Taylor | Purdue | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |