2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 8 | 52 | 26 | 50.0 | 319 | 1 | 2 | 100.19 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 52 | 26 | 50.0 | 372 | 2 | 5 | 103.55 | 80 | 17 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | Maryland | 8 | 55 | 31 | 56.4 | 315 | 1 | 3 | 99.56 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Purdue | 8 | 55 | 32 | 58.2 | 487 | 3 | 2 | 143.29 | 55 | 25 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | Penn State | 8 | 56 | 24 | 42.9 | 300 | 4 | 3 | 100.72 | 72 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 8 | 56 | 31 | 55.4 | 379 | 6 | 2 | 140.43 | 78 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 8 | 58 | 28 | 48.3 | 224 | 2 | 3 | 81.76 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Washington | 8 | 59 | 30 | 50.8 | 340 | 3 | 2 | 109.26 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | USC | 9 | 61 | 33 | 54.1 | 400 | 2 | 1 | 116.72 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | Illinois | 8 | 62 | 37 | 59.7 | 342 | 0 | 1 | 102.78 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 8 | 64 | 28 | 43.8 | 213 | 0 | 4 | 59.21 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Oregon | 8 | 66 | 29 | 43.9 | 276 | 3 | 2 | 88.01 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 8 | 68 | 29 | 42.6 | 326 | 2 | 2 | 86.75 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| 13 | UCLA | 8 | 68 | 31 | 45.6 | 389 | 0 | 7 | 73.06 | 49 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 8 | 70 | 40 | 57.1 | 466 | 3 | 3 | 118.63 | 45 | 26 | 8 | 4 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 8 | 71 | 35 | 49.3 | 418 | 1 | 2 | 97.77 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 3 |
| 17 | Iowa | 8 | 72 | 35 | 48.6 | 474 | 2 | 4 | 101.97 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 4 |
| 18 | Indiana | 9 | 88 | 42 | 47.7 | 407 | 0 | 4 | 77.49 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||