2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Darqueze Dennard | Mich St | JR | DB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Jared Carpenter | N'western | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Devin Smith | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Micah Hyde | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Jacob Fagnano | Penn State | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 7 | William Gholston | Mich St | JR | DL | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Christian Bryant | Ohio State | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Daimion Stafford | Nebraska | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Frankie Williams | Purdue | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Will Compton | Nebraska | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Johnny Adams | Mich St | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Kurtis Drummond | Mich St | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Ibraheim Campbell | N'western | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Adrian Amos | Penn State | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Justin Green | Illinois | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Sean Robinson | Purdue | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Andrew Green | Nebraska | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Taylor Richards | Purdue | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 23 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | SO | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Shelton Johnson | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Marcus Cromartie | Wisconsin | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Antonio Marshall | Indiana | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Greg Heban | Indiana | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Antoine Lewis | Purdue | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Max Charlot | Purdue | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Stanley Jean-Baptiste | Nebraska | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Jordan Kovacs | Michigan | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Dominic Alvis | Iowa | JR | DL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | J.T. Floyd | Michigan | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | David Cooper | Indiana | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Ashante Williams | Illinois | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Ricardo Allen | Purdue | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Mike Hull | Penn State | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Glenn Carson | Penn State | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Stephon Morris | Penn State | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Anthony Zettel | Penn State | FR | DL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Josh Mitchell | Nebraska | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Justin Blatchford | Nebraska | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Ciante Evans | Nebraska | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Kawann Short | Purdue | SR | DL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 46 | Travis Howard | Ohio State | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Conor O'Neill | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 46 | C.J. Barnett | Ohio State | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Shilique Calhoun | Mich St | FR | DL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Isaiah Lewis | Mich St | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.