2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 12 | 22 | 14 | 0.64 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 8 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 7 | 13 | 22 | 1.69 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 9 | 18 | 32 | 1.78 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 9 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 8 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 8 | 18 | 42 | 2.33 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Michigan | 13 | 26 | 49 | 1.88 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Illinois | 9 | 20 | 52 | 2.60 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 9 | 18 | 53 | 2.94 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Maryland | 9 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||