2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games at Home Only through 11/01/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Nestor | Minnesota | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 1 | Amare Ferrell | Indiana | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Fred Davis II | N'western | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 3 | Dontay Joyner | Maryland | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Josh Fussell | N'western | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Rodrick Pleasant | UCLA | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kerry Brown | Minnesota | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 5 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 5 | Devan Boykin | Indiana | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Tacario Davis | Washington | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jamare Glasker | Maryland | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Jerry Mixon | Oregon | JR | ILB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Ify Obidegwu | Oregon | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 11 | DeShon Singleton | Nebraska | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Ceyair Wright | Nebraska | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Dylan Rosiek | Illinois | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Juice Clarke | Illinois | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Scooter Jackson | UCLA | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Daylen Austin | Oregon | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Javin Wright | Nebraska | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Jermaine Mathews Jr. | Ohio State | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Brandon Finney Jr. | Oregon | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Bo Mascoe | Rutgers | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Ephesians Prysock | Washington | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Omillio Agard | Wisconsin | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Ore Adeyi | N'western | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Dillon Thieneman | Oregon | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Hudauri Hines | Purdue | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Jacobie Henderson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Lavain Scruggs | Maryland | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Rod Moore | Michigan | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 41 | Mike Gerald | Minnesota | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 41 | Preston Zachman | Wisconsin | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Xavier Scott | Illinois | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kevin Longstreet | USC | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Zaydrius Rainey-Sale | Washington | FR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Cam Buffington | Iowa | FR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 41 | Brady Pretzlaff | Mich St | FR | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 41 | Cole Sullivan | Michigan | SO | LB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Brandyn Hillman | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |