2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Roby | Ohio State | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Michael Carter | Minnesota | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 4 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Devin Smith | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 4 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 7 | Marcus Cromartie | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Stanley Jean-Baptiste | Nebraska | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 7 | Travis Howard | Ohio State | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Orhian Johnson | Ohio State | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Nick VanHoose | N'western | FR | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 13 | C.J. Barnett | Ohio State | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Johnny Adams | Mich St | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Derrick Wells | Minnesota | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Frankie Williams | Purdue | FR | DB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 16 | Ciante Evans | Nebraska | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 21 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 21 | Jacob Fagnano | Penn State | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Chi Chi Ariguzo | N'western | SO | LB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 21 | P.J. Smith | Nebraska | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 25 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 25 | RJ Williamson | Mich St | FR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 25 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 25 | Taylor Richards | Purdue | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 25 | Isaiah Lewis | Mich St | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 25 | Darqueze Dennard | Mich St | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 25 | Ethan Armstrong | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 25 | Mike Hull | Penn State | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 25 | J.T. Floyd | Michigan | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 25 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | SR | LB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 25 | Jared Carpenter | N'western | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Antoine Lewis | Purdue | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 36 | Landon Feichter | Purdue | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 36 | Ricardo Allen | Purdue | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 36 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | SR | LB | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 36 | Etienne Sabino | Ohio State | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Stephon Morris | Penn State | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Josh Mitchell | Nebraska | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 36 | Tyler Scott | N'western | JR | DL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 36 | John Simon | Ohio State | SR | DL | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 46 | V'Angelo Bentley | Illinois | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 46 | Greg Castillo | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Tanner Miller | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Cedric Thompson | Minnesota | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |