2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 13 | 398 | 793 | 1.99 | 10 | 36 | 53 | 20 | 5 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 13 | 376 | 1268 | 3.37 | 11 | 71 | 83 | 40 | 5 |
| 3 | Iowa | 14 | 508 | 1602 | 3.15 | 15 | 67 | 96 | 43 | 6 |
| 4 | Illinois | 12 | 477 | 1822 | 3.82 | 16 | 75 | 117 | 59 | 10 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 13 | 448 | 1648 | 3.68 | 17 | 77 | 97 | 55 | 11 |
| 6 | Indiana | 12 | 433 | 1777 | 4.10 | 23 | 62 | 100 | 54 | 13 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 13 | 446 | 1511 | 3.39 | 10 | 49 | 102 | 40 | 14 |
| 7 | Maryland | 13 | 500 | 2012 | 4.02 | 24 | 66 | 113 | 61 | 14 |
| 9 | Penn State | 13 | 525 | 1999 | 3.81 | 12 | 68 | 124 | 69 | 15 |
| 10 | Michigan | 14 | 484 | 1770 | 3.66 | 11 | 75 | 96 | 45 | 16 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 12 | 424 | 1763 | 4.16 | 12 | 71 | 91 | 39 | 17 |
| 12 | Purdue | 13 | 483 | 2035 | 4.21 | 18 | 70 | 108 | 53 | 18 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 13 | 498 | 2093 | 4.20 | 16 | 94 | 112 | 66 | 19 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 12 | 480 | 2559 | 5.33 | 31 | 83 | 120 | 70 | 23 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||