2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Nick Sukay | Penn State | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 2 | J.T. Floyd | Michigan | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 2 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 6 | Brian Peters | N'western | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Drew Astorino | Penn State | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 7 | Antonio Fenelus | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 7 | Greg Heban | Indiana | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 7 | Ricardo Allen | Purdue | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 7 | Joe Holland | Purdue | SR | LB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 13 | Johnny Adams | Mich St | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Austin Cassidy | Nebraska | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Blake Countess | Michigan | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Shelton Johnson | Wisconsin | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Supo Sanni | Illinois | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 13 | Tavon Wilson | Illinois | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Travis Howard | Ohio State | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Stephon Morris | Penn State | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Adrian Amos | Penn State | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Tanner Miller | Iowa | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Nathan Stupar | Penn State | SR | LB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Isaiah Lewis | Mich St | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Andrew Green | Nebraska | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 22 | C.J. Barnett | Ohio State | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Tony Lippett | Mich St | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Albert Evans | Purdue | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 22 | Dwayne Beckford | Purdue | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 35 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 35 | D'Anton Lynn | Penn State | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 35 | Trenton Robinson | Mich St | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 35 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 35 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 35 | Jordan Mabin | N'western | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 35 | Lawrence Barnett | Indiana | SO | DB | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 35 | Trulon Henry | Illinois | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 35 | Courtney Avery | Michigan | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 35 | Mark Murphy | Indiana | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 35 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 35 | Ben Johnson | N'western | SR | LB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 35 | Glenn Foster | Illinois | JR | DL | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 48 | Darqueze Dennard | Mich St | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Alfonzo Dennard | Nebraska | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Kim Royston | Minnesota | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |