2022 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Nwankpa | Iowa | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Cooper DeJean | Iowa | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Coleman Bryson | Minnesota | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Cedrick Dort Jr. | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Jer'Zhan Newton | Illinois | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Sebastian Castro | Iowa | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | JT Tuimoloau | Ohio State | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Will Johnson | Michigan | FR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Jamari Brown | Purdue | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9 | DJ Turner | Michigan | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Gemon Green | Michigan | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Kendall Smith | Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Fa'Najae Gotay | Maryland | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Steele Chambers | Ohio State | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Ji'Ayir Brown | Penn State | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Kalen King | Penn State | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jay Shaw | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Tyler Strain | Illinois | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Calvin Avery | Illinois | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Keith Randolph Jr. | Illinois | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Xavier Scott | Illinois | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Riley Moss | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Noah Shannon | Iowa | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Gavin Gibson | Maryland | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Dante Trader Jr. | Maryland | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Austin Fontaine | Maryland | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jordan Howden | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Jalen Logan-Redding | Minnesota | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Tyleik Williams | Ohio State | SO | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Cameron Brown | Ohio State | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Ronnie Hickman | Ohio State | SR | SAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Keaton Ellis | Penn State | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Johnny Dixon | Penn State | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Kobe King | Penn State | FR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | C.J. Goetz | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | John Torchio | Wisconsin | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 39 | Mike Sainristil | Michigan | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Rod Moore | Michigan | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | FR | EDG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Junior Colson | Michigan | SO | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Khordae Sydnor | Purdue | FR | DE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.