2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Higgins | Iowa | SR | LB | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 1 | Koi Perich | Minnesota | FR | DB | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 3 | Xavier Scott | Illinois | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 3 | Carson Bruener | Washington | SR | LB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 3 | Kyndrich Breedlove | Purdue | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 3 | Quinn Schulte | Iowa | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 3 | Jaylen Reed | Penn State | SR | S | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Dominic DeLuca | Penn State | JR | LB | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 3 | Tysheem Johnson | Oregon | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Amare Ferrell | Indiana | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Jalen Huskey | Maryland | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 12 | Justin Walley | Minnesota | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 12 | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 12 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | JR | CB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 12 | Theran Johnson | N'western | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Ethan Robinson | Minnesota | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Jailin Walker | Indiana | SR | LB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Ceyair Wright | Nebraska | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Charles Brantley | Mich St | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | SO | SAF | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 12 | Bryan Addison | UCLA | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Malcolm Hartzog, Jr. | Nebraska | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Preston Zachman | Wisconsin | SR | S | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Torrie Cox Jr. | Illinois | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 12 | Kain Medrano | UCLA | SR | LB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Mason Cobb | USC | SR | LB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 12 | Glendon Miller | Maryland | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 12 | Devin Turner | N'western | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 12 | Jaylin Smith | USC | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 12 | Carson Schwesinger | UCLA | JR | LB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 12 | Aamir Hall | Michigan | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 12 | Tony Rojas | Penn State | SO | LB | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 12 | Jordan Turner | Mich St | SR | LB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 12 | Kamren Fabiculanan | Washington | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 36 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 36 | Kaylin Moore | UCLA | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 36 | Thaddeus Dixon | Washington | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 36 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 36 | Jack Sawyer | Ohio State | SR | DE | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 36 | Jyaire Hill | Michigan | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 36 | Nick Jackson | Iowa | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 36 | Shaquan Loyal | Rutgers | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 36 | Dontae Manning | Oregon | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 36 | Nikko Reed | Oregon | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 36 | Jermari Harris | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 36 | Kamari Ramsey | USC | SO | S | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 36 | Za'Quan Bryan | Minnesota | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 36 | Nyzier Fourqurean | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 36 | Bo Mascoe | Rutgers | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |