2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - On 1st Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Burrow | Ohio State | FR | QB | 4 | 9 | 8 | 88.9 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 220.76 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 10 | 39 | 29 | 74.4 | 448 | 3 | 0 | 196.23 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 11 | 84 | 55 | 65.5 | 784 | 9 | 2 | 174.48 | 63 | 27 | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 11 | 90 | 55 | 61.1 | 887 | 7 | 1 | 167.35 | 86 | 33 | 21 | 8 |
| 5 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 14 | 148 | 94 | 63.5 | 1481 | 10 | 2 | 167.17 | 72 | 50 | 37 | 22 |
| 6 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 13 | 150 | 95 | 63.3 | 1099 | 13 | 0 | 153.48 | 75 | 35 | 25 | 10 |
| 7 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 142.88 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 12 | 128 | 78 | 60.9 | 1130 | 4 | 3 | 140.72 | 51 | 47 | 34 | 10 |
| 9 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 6 | 63 | 38 | 60.3 | 486 | 3 | 1 | 137.66 | 68 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
| 10 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 13 | 153 | 91 | 59.5 | 1287 | 6 | 6 | 135.24 | 75 | 43 | 32 | 11 |
| 11 | Ryker Fyfe | Nebraska | SR | QB | 6 | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 241 | 1 | 0 | 135.15 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 12 | 126 | 75 | 59.5 | 988 | 5 | 3 | 133.71 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 12 |
| 13 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 13 | 190 | 114 | 60.0 | 1243 | 10 | 2 | 130.21 | 57 | 44 | 23 | 10 |
| 14 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 13 | 105 | 55 | 52.4 | 780 | 5 | 3 | 124.78 | 77 | 25 | 17 | 10 |
| 15 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 8 | 92 | 54 | 58.7 | 662 | 2 | 2 | 121.97 | 68 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| 16 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 10 | 67 | 35 | 52.2 | 524 | 2 | 3 | 118.83 | 59 | 20 | 10 | 6 |
| 17 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 10 | 48 | 28 | 58.3 | 374 | 0 | 2 | 115.45 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 18 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 12 | 200 | 107 | 53.5 | 1278 | 11 | 12 | 113.33 | 75 | 40 | 24 | 13 |
| 19 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 7 | 44 | 20 | 45.5 | 280 | 3 | 2 | 112.33 | 75 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 20 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | FR | QB | 3 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 94.76 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caleb Rowe | Maryland | SR | QB | 2 | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 84.96 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Damion Terry | Mich St | JR | QB | 5 | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 79.58 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | FR | QB | 4 | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 76.83 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Tyrrell Pigrome | Maryland | FR | QB | 6 | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 73.26 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Jeff George, Jr. | Illinois | FR | QB | 4 | 33 | 12 | 36.4 | 150 | 1 | 3 | 66.36 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | FR | QB | 2 | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 45.46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 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 9.0 pass attempts on 1st down.