2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/20/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | FR | DB | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 2 | Xavier Scott | Illinois | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 2 | Jay Higgins | Iowa | SR | LB | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 2 | Malcolm Hartzog, Jr. | Nebraska | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 2 | Amare Ferrell | Indiana | SO | DB | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 6 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 6 | Ethan Robinson | Minnesota | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 6 | Charles Brantley | Mich St | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 6 | Jermari Harris | Iowa | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Carson Bruener | Washington | SR | LB | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 6 | Kyndrich Breedlove | Purdue | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 6 | Torrie Cox Jr. | Illinois | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 6 | Zakee Wheatley | Penn State | JR | S | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.44 |
| 6 | Tony Rojas | Penn State | SO | LB | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.44 |
| 6 | Devin Turner | N'western | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 6 | Quinn Schulte | Iowa | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 6 | Jaylen Reed | Penn State | SR | S | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.38 |
| 6 | Glendon Miller | Maryland | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 6 | Jalen Huskey | Maryland | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 6 | Tysheem Johnson | Oregon | SR | DB | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.29 |
| 6 | Dominic DeLuca | Penn State | JR | LB | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.27 |
| 22 | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 22 | Justin Walley | Minnesota | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 22 | Theran Johnson | N'western | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 22 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | JR | CB | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.69 |
| 22 | Jailin Walker | Indiana | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Shaquan Loyal | Rutgers | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 22 | Nikko Reed | Oregon | SR | DB | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Ceyair Wright | Nebraska | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | SO | SAF | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Bryan Addison | UCLA | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Kain Medrano | UCLA | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Makari Paige | Michigan | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Aamir Hall | Michigan | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Kerry Brown | Minnesota | FR | DB | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Preston Zachman | Wisconsin | SR | S | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Miles Scott | Illinois | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 22 | Will Johnson | Michigan | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Carson Schwesinger | UCLA | JR | LB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 22 | Mason Cobb | USC | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 22 | Jaylin Smith | USC | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Nikai Martinez | Mich St | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Easton Mascarenas-Arnold | USC | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 22 | Kamren Fabiculanan | Washington | SR | S | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 22 | Denzel Burke | Ohio State | SR | CB | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Jordan Turner | Mich St | SR | LB | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Zion Tracy | Penn State | SO | CB | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.19 |
| 22 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | FR | LB | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 50 | Thaddeus Dixon | Washington | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.85 |