2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 01/09/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Ohio State 14 1251 1816 767 3067 4.00 219.1
2 Oregon 15 1736 2369 932 4105 4.40 273.7
3 Indiana 15 1125 2789 847 3914 4.62 260.9
4 Iowa 13 1400 2245 778 3645 4.69 280.4
5 Washington 13 1301 2747 846 4048 4.78 311.4
6 Michigan 13 1455 2748 853 4203 4.93 323.3
7 Penn State 13 1853 2395 823 4248 5.16 326.8
8 Illinois 13 1645 2839 846 4484 5.30 344.9
9 Wisconsin 12 1263 2619 716 3882 5.42 323.5
10 Nebraska 13 2280 2003 787 4283 5.44 329.5
10 Minnesota 13 1574 2737 793 4311 5.44 331.6
12 USC 13 1862 2698 822 4560 5.55 350.8
13 Maryland 12 2107 2718 862 4825 5.60 402.1
14 Northwestern 13 1771 2516 759 4287 5.65 329.8
15 Michigan State 12 1768 2776 761 4544 5.97 378.7
16 UCLA 12 2285 2359 766 4644 6.06 387.0
17 Purdue 12 2182 2900 773 5082 6.57 423.5
18 Rutgers 12 2519 2675 683 5194 7.60 432.8