2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games at Home Only 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 | 7 | 179 | 99 | 55.3 | 1753 | 9.8 | 13 | 1 | 160.42 | 25.6 | 250.4 |
| 2 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 7 | 193 | 127 | 65.8 | 1709 | 8.9 | 14 | 2 | 162.05 | 27.6 | 244.1 |
| 3 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 6 | 158 | 94 | 59.5 | 1374 | 8.7 | 11 | 3 | 151.71 | 26.3 | 229.0 |
| 4 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 7 | 216 | 130 | 60.2 | 1850 | 8.6 | 12 | 11 | 140.28 | 30.9 | 264.3 |
| 5 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 7 | 133 | 74 | 55.6 | 1083 | 8.1 | 11 | 8 | 139.30 | 19.0 | 154.7 |
| 6 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 7 | 175 | 101 | 57.7 | 1349 | 7.7 | 5 | 6 | 125.04 | 25.0 | 192.7 |
| 7 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 7 | 205 | 127 | 62.0 | 1466 | 7.2 | 15 | 4 | 142.27 | 29.3 | 209.4 |
| 8 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 7 | 164 | 97 | 59.1 | 1146 | 7.0 | 12 | 3 | 138.34 | 23.4 | 163.7 |
| 9 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 7 | 305 | 177 | 58.0 | 2075 | 6.8 | 15 | 15 | 121.57 | 43.6 | 296.4 |
| 10 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 5 | 77 | 53 | 68.8 | 505 | 6.6 | 4 | 1 | 138.46 | 15.4 | 101.0 |
| 11 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 7 | 254 | 139 | 54.7 | 1639 | 6.5 | 10 | 4 | 118.77 | 36.3 | 234.1 |
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.