2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 56.88 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 65.67 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 67.00 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 10 | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 73.20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 5 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 88.95 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 4 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 93.40 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 6 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 98.70 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Purdue | 7 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 120.59 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Iowa | 7 | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 124.85 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Penn State | 6 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 130.57 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Illinois | 5 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 145.07 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 6 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 154.23 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 7 | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 168.40 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||