2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Conference Teams 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 | 10 | 268 | 148 | 55.2 | 2532 | 9.4 | 21 | 3 | 158.20 | 26.8 | 253.2 |
| 2 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 8 | 213 | 132 | 62.0 | 1689 | 7.9 | 9 | 5 | 137.83 | 26.6 | 211.1 |
| 3 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 9 | 298 | 176 | 59.1 | 2172 | 7.3 | 11 | 11 | 125.09 | 33.1 | 241.3 |
| 4 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 8 | 207 | 115 | 55.6 | 1481 | 7.2 | 11 | 7 | 126.44 | 25.9 | 185.1 |
| 5 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 8 | 217 | 109 | 50.2 | 1495 | 6.9 | 7 | 7 | 112.30 | 27.1 | 186.9 |
| 6 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 8 | 211 | 113 | 53.6 | 1441 | 6.8 | 3 | 11 | 105.18 | 26.4 | 180.1 |
| 7 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 9 | 340 | 207 | 60.9 | 2261 | 6.7 | 17 | 6 | 129.71 | 37.8 | 251.2 |
| 8 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 9 | 273 | 165 | 60.4 | 1778 | 6.5 | 14 | 4 | 129.14 | 30.3 | 197.6 |
| 8 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 10 | 162 | 91 | 56.2 | 1060 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 115.94 | 16.2 | 106.0 |
| 10 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 9 | 387 | 217 | 56.1 | 2406 | 6.2 | 20 | 14 | 118.10 | 43.0 | 267.3 |
| 10 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 9 | 208 | 120 | 57.7 | 1295 | 6.2 | 10 | 6 | 120.09 | 23.1 | 143.9 |
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.