2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 11 | 40 | 27 | 67.5 | 320 | 2 | 0 | 151.20 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 1 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 11 | 32 | 23 | 71.9 | 262 | 1 | 0 | 150.97 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 10 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 171 | 3 | 0 | 158.72 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 8 | 17 | 14 | 82.4 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 152.52 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 10 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 111.35 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 11 | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 110.39 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 10 | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 106.27 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Jeff George, Jr. | Illinois | FR | QB | 3 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 146.50 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 6 | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 100.57 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 114.27 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Chayce Crouch | Illinois | SO | QB | 3 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 131.60 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 13 | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 242 | 3 | 1 | 140.65 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 11 | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 240 | 2 | 1 | 147.61 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 12 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 160 | 2 | 1 | 127.07 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 9 | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 124.87 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 7 | 16 | 13 | 81.3 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 142.93 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 5 | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 96.55 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 8 | 18 | 5 | 27.8 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 70.61 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 9 | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 98.54 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 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 6.0 pass attempts on 3rd down, 4-6 yards to go.