2023 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 1 | Phillip Dunnam | Indiana | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 1 | Tyler Nubin | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 1 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Angelo Grose | Mich St | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Hunter Wohler | Wisconsin | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Cam Allen | Purdue | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Daequan Hardy | Penn State | SR | CB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Sebastian Castro | Iowa | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Mike Sainristil | Michigan | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Jack Henderson | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Dillon Thieneman | Purdue | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Donnell Brown | Maryland | JR | LB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Denzel Burke | Ohio State | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Xavier Scott | Illinois | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Tre'Von Jones | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Beau Brade | Maryland | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Miles Scott | Illinois | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Quinten Johnson | Michigan | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Isaac Gifford | Nebraska | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Max Melton | Rutgers | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Xavier Nwankpa | Iowa | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Johnny Dixon | Penn State | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Dominic DeLuca | Penn State | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Shaquan Loyal | Rutgers | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Flip Dixon | Rutgers | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Nic Toomer | Indiana | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Jermaine Mathews Jr. | Ohio State | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Jaden Mangham | Mich St | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Steele Chambers | Ohio State | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Jason Maitre | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Nicario Harper | Illinois | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Cooper DeJean | Iowa | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Kenneth Grant | Michigan | SO | DL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Omar Brown | Nebraska | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Abdul Carter | Penn State | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Botros Alisandro | Purdue | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Jermari Harris | Iowa | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 15 | Joe DeHaan | N'western | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 15 | C.J. Goetz | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 15 | Fa'Najae Gotay | Maryland | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 15 | Glendon Miller | Maryland | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 15 | Cal Haladay | Mich St | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 15 | Kris Jenkins | Michigan | SR | DL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 15 | Chris Collins | Minnesota | SR | DL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 15 | Devon Williams | Minnesota | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 15 | Xander Mueller | N'western | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |