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 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 9 | 387 | 217 | 56.1 | 2406 | 6.2 | 20 | 14 | 118.10 | 43.0 | 267.3 |
| 3 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 9 | 340 | 207 | 60.9 | 2261 | 6.7 | 17 | 6 | 129.71 | 37.8 | 251.2 |
| 4 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 9 | 273 | 165 | 60.4 | 1778 | 6.5 | 14 | 4 | 129.14 | 30.3 | 197.6 |
| 5 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 9 | 298 | 176 | 59.1 | 2172 | 7.3 | 11 | 11 | 125.09 | 33.1 | 241.3 |
| 5 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 8 | 207 | 115 | 55.6 | 1481 | 7.2 | 11 | 7 | 126.44 | 25.9 | 185.1 |
| 7 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 9 | 208 | 120 | 57.7 | 1295 | 6.2 | 10 | 6 | 120.09 | 23.1 | 143.9 |
| 8 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 8 | 213 | 132 | 62.0 | 1689 | 7.9 | 9 | 5 | 137.83 | 26.6 | 211.1 |
| 9 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 8 | 217 | 109 | 50.2 | 1495 | 6.9 | 7 | 7 | 112.30 | 27.1 | 186.9 |
| 9 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 7 | 102 | 70 | 68.6 | 772 | 7.6 | 7 | 3 | 148.98 | 14.6 | 110.3 |
| 11 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 10 | 162 | 91 | 56.2 | 1060 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 115.94 | 16.2 | 106.0 |
| 12 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 6 | 163 | 86 | 52.8 | 889 | 5.5 | 5 | 5 | 102.56 | 27.2 | 148.2 |
| 13 | Jeff George, Jr. | Illinois | FR | QB | 4 | 94 | 38 | 40.4 | 470 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 85.83 | 23.5 | 117.5 |
| 14 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 8 | 211 | 113 | 53.6 | 1441 | 6.8 | 3 | 11 | 105.18 | 26.4 | 180.1 |
| 14 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 7 | 58 | 41 | 70.7 | 559 | 9.6 | 3 | 1 | 165.27 | 8.3 | 79.9 |
| 16 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 5 | 134 | 66 | 49.3 | 711 | 5.3 | 2 | 2 | 95.76 | 26.8 | 142.2 |
| 16 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | FR | QB | 4 | 57 | 31 | 54.4 | 381 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 118.61 | 14.3 | 95.3 |
| 16 | Tyrrell Pigrome | Maryland | FR | QB | 8 | 63 | 32 | 50.8 | 255 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 88.92 | 7.9 | 31.9 |
| 16 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 5 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 141 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 123.86 | 5.4 | 28.2 |
| 20 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | FR | QB | 1 | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 191 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 114.98 | 29.0 | 191.0 |
| 20 | Chayce Crouch | Illinois | SO | QB | 3 | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 247 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 134.64 | 9.7 | 82.3 |
| 20 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 4 | 56 | 24 | 42.9 | 291 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 92.40 | 14.0 | 72.8 |
| 20 | Ryker Fyfe | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 58 | 29 | 50.0 | 274 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 91.92 | 14.5 | 68.5 |
| 20 | Conor Rhoda | Minnesota | JR | QB | 2 | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 82 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 114.59 | 7.5 | 41.0 |
| 20 | Joe Burrow | Ohio State | FR | QB | 4 | 20 | 16 | 80.0 | 158 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 162.86 | 5.0 | 39.5 |
| 20 | Damion Terry | Mich St | JR | QB | 5 | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 190 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 97.95 | 7.2 | 38.0 |
| 20 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 472.00 | 0.1 | 0.6 |