2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/31/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scooter Jackson | UCLA | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Charles Correa | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Zack Harden | Minnesota | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Aydan West | Minnesota | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | John Nestor | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Alijah Jones | N'western | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Smiley Bradford | Purdue | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Don Saunders | Purdue | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Matt Jung | Wisconsin | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Jay Timmons | Ohio State | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Audavion Collins | Penn State | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 14 | Tarvos TJ Alford | Ohio State | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Victor Evans III | Nebraska | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Devin Sanchez | Ohio State | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Bryce West | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Ty Lee | UCLA | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Derrick Barksdale | UCLA | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Jalen Woods | UCLA | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Ismael Kante | Illinois | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Scott Taylor | UCLA | SO | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Dante Lovett | UCLA | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Sammy Omosigho | UCLA | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Tywan Cox | Illinois | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Juice Clarke | Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Grant Beerman | Illinois | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Jakwon Morris | Illinois | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Xavier Styles | Iowa | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Messiah Delhomme | Maryland | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Adam Kissayi | Minnesota | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | John Slaughter | Purdue | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Jesse Ofurie | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Kenny Soares Jr. | Mich St | SR | EDG | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Tony Rojas | Penn State | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Nikai Martinez | Mich St | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Tre Bell | Mich St | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Zion Tracy | Penn State | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 43 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Quan Sanks | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Jonah Lea'ea | Michigan | SR | DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Rex Guthrie | Nebraska | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Riley Pettijohn | Ohio State | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Mason Posa | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Byron Baldwin Jr. | Indiana | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Rolijah Hardy | Indiana | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.