2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 10 | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 59.94 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Illinois | 11 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 118.55 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Indiana | 12 | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 72.54 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 11 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 102.40 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Maryland | 12 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 85.58 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Penn State | 13 | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 88.19 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Michigan | 13 | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 148 | 1 | 3 | 82.10 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 11 | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 152 | 1 | 1 | 110.22 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Purdue | 12 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 159 | 2 | 2 | 117.10 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 11 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 168 | 2 | 1 | 120.40 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 11 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 197 | 2 | 1 | 150.68 | 70 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 12 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 218 | 2 | 2 | 141.97 | 63 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 12 | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 238 | 3 | 1 | 151.26 | 93 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Iowa | 14 | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 283 | 2 | 3 | 112.21 | 60 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||