2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 14 | 387 | 224 | 57.9 | 3614 | 9.3 | 29 | 8 | 156.93 | 27.6 | 258.1 |
| 2 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 11 | 197 | 122 | 61.9 | 1464 | 7.4 | 12 | 4 | 140.39 | 17.9 | 133.1 |
| 3 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 12 | 331 | 204 | 61.6 | 2538 | 7.7 | 18 | 7 | 139.76 | 27.6 | 211.5 |
| 4 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 13 | 379 | 233 | 61.5 | 2555 | 6.7 | 24 | 7 | 135.31 | 29.2 | 196.5 |
| 5 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 11 | 262 | 154 | 58.8 | 1970 | 7.5 | 16 | 9 | 135.22 | 23.8 | 179.1 |
| 6 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 13 | 438 | 253 | 57.8 | 3362 | 7.7 | 19 | 17 | 128.80 | 33.7 | 258.6 |
| 7 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 13 | 478 | 280 | 58.6 | 3182 | 6.7 | 22 | 9 | 125.92 | 36.8 | 244.8 |
| 8 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 11 | 294 | 151 | 51.4 | 2180 | 7.4 | 14 | 8 | 123.92 | 26.7 | 198.2 |
| 9 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 13 | 301 | 170 | 56.5 | 1929 | 6.4 | 17 | 10 | 122.32 | 23.2 | 148.4 |
| 10 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 12 | 517 | 295 | 57.1 | 3352 | 6.5 | 25 | 21 | 119.37 | 43.1 | 279.3 |
| 11 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 12 | 307 | 173 | 56.4 | 2169 | 7.1 | 8 | 12 | 116.48 | 25.6 | 180.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.