2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 1 | Nick Sukay | Penn State | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 1 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 1 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 5 | J.T. Floyd | Michigan | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 5 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | JR | DB | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 7 | D'Anton Lynn | Penn State | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Brian Peters | N'western | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 8 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | FR | DB | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 8 | Andrew Green | Nebraska | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 8 | Joe Holland | Purdue | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 8 | Broderick Binns | Iowa | SR | DL | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 13 | Greg Heban | Indiana | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Antonio Fenelus | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 16 | Johnny Adams | Mich St | JR | DB | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 16 | Travis Howard | Ohio State | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Shelton Johnson | Wisconsin | JR | DB | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 19 | C.J. Barnett | Ohio State | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 21 | Alfonzo Dennard | Nebraska | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Aaron Henry | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.57 |
| 23 | Darqueze Dennard | Mich St | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 23 | Lawrence Barnett | Indiana | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 25 | Ricardo Allen | Purdue | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 25 | Tavon Wilson | Illinois | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 25 | Drew Astorino | Penn State | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 28 | Isaiah Lewis | Mich St | SO | DB | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Jordan Mabin | N'western | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 28 | Blake Countess | Michigan | FR | DB | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 32 | Tanner Miller | Iowa | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 32 | Courtney Avery | Michigan | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 32 | Albert Evans | Purdue | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 32 | Austin Cassidy | Nebraska | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 32 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | FR | DB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 32 | Supo Sanni | Illinois | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 32 | Jack Crawford | Penn State | SR | DL | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 39 | Trulon Henry | Illinois | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 39 | Stephon Morris | Penn State | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 41 | Trenton Robinson | Mich St | SR | DB | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.43 |
| 42 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 42 | Mark Murphy | Indiana | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 42 | Adrian Amos | Penn State | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 42 | Kyle Henderson | Minnesota | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 46 | Nathan Stupar | Penn State | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 46 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 46 | Dwayne Beckford | Purdue | JR | LB | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 49 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.36 |
| 49 | Tony Lippett | Mich St | FR | DB | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.36 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.