2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Walters | N'western | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Josh Fussell | N'western | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jett Washington | Oregon | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Bradlee Jones | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Matt Kingsbury | Minnesota | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Braden Turner | N'western | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Thomas Heiberger | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Ryland Gandy | Indiana | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Ty Hudkins | Iowa | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Juice Clarke | Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Charles Correa | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Rashad Godfrey, Jr. | Iowa | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Jacob Wallace | Iowa | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Jayden Shipps | Maryland | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Don Saunders | Purdue | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Davon Benjamin | Oregon | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Braydon Brus | N'western | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Kobie McKinzie | N'western | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Montae Pate | N'western | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Brendan Flakes | N'western | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Ore Adeyi | N'western | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Carson Van Dinter | Wisconsin | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Jeron Jones | Washington | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Taariq Al-Uqdah | Washington | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Zaydrius Rainey-Sale | Washington | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Xavier Styles | Iowa | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Eli Robbins | Iowa | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Preston Ries | Iowa | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Kayden Bennett | Illinois | FR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | James Kreutz | Illinois | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Derrick LeBlanc | Maryland | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Mister Clark | Purdue | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Anthony Jones Jr. | Oregon | FR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Nasir Wyatt | Oregon | SO | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Koi Perich | Oregon | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Devonte Anderson | Rutgers | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.