2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 14 | 89 | 54 | 60.7 | 1150 | 12 | 2 | 209.21 | 80 | 33 | 24 | 16 |
| 2 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 10 | 61 | 39 | 63.9 | 604 | 4 | 1 | 165.47 | 86 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 10 | 46 | 32 | 69.6 | 343 | 4 | 1 | 156.56 | 57 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 8 | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 297 | 4 | 0 | 150.37 | 63 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 13 | 100 | 58 | 58.0 | 915 | 4 | 2 | 144.06 | 79 | 35 | 20 | 10 |
| 6 | Tyrrell Pigrome | Maryland | FR | QB | 4 | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 137.08 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 10 | 75 | 41 | 54.7 | 503 | 5 | 0 | 133.01 | 40 | 28 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 11 | 75 | 52 | 69.3 | 595 | 1 | 3 | 132.37 | 54 | 25 | 19 | 3 |
| 9 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 6 | 28 | 20 | 71.4 | 224 | 0 | 1 | 131.49 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 13 | 124 | 70 | 56.5 | 871 | 7 | 2 | 130.85 | 57 | 37 | 18 | 9 |
| 11 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 13 | 96 | 60 | 62.5 | 647 | 5 | 3 | 130.06 | 75 | 27 | 13 | 4 |
| 12 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 13 | 60 | 37 | 61.7 | 325 | 4 | 0 | 129.17 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 12 | 69 | 42 | 60.9 | 500 | 2 | 2 | 125.51 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 14 | Jeff George, Jr. | Illinois | FR | QB | 3 | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 121.61 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 7 | 55 | 32 | 58.2 | 332 | 2 | 1 | 117.24 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 |
| 16 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 12 | 119 | 71 | 59.7 | 706 | 4 | 3 | 115.55 | 62 | 32 | 11 | 4 |
| 17 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 6 | 48 | 30 | 62.5 | 298 | 1 | 2 | 113.19 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 5 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 95.83 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Ryker Fyfe | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 95.14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 16.0 pass attempts in the 3rd quarter.