2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Non-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 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 4 | 140 | 77 | 55.0 | 1190 | 8.5 | 8 | 6 | 136.69 | 35.0 | 297.5 |
| 2 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 4 | 119 | 76 | 63.9 | 1082 | 9.1 | 8 | 5 | 154.03 | 29.8 | 270.5 |
| 3 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 3 | 130 | 78 | 60.0 | 946 | 7.3 | 5 | 7 | 123.05 | 43.3 | 315.3 |
| 4 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 4 | 138 | 73 | 52.9 | 921 | 6.7 | 5 | 3 | 116.57 | 34.5 | 230.3 |
| 5 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 118 | 72 | 61.0 | 849 | 7.2 | 9 | 2 | 143.24 | 29.5 | 212.3 |
| 6 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 4 | 106 | 68 | 64.2 | 777 | 7.3 | 10 | 3 | 151.19 | 26.5 | 194.3 |
| 7 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 96 | 60 | 62.5 | 728 | 7.6 | 5 | 1 | 141.31 | 24.0 | 182.0 |
| 8 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 4 | 95 | 52 | 54.7 | 692 | 7.3 | 5 | 1 | 131.19 | 23.8 | 173.0 |
| 9 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 83 | 55 | 66.3 | 686 | 8.3 | 2 | 2 | 138.83 | 20.8 | 171.5 |
| 10 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 3 | 77 | 42 | 54.5 | 685 | 8.9 | 7 | 1 | 156.68 | 25.7 | 228.3 |
| 11 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 3 | 98 | 61 | 62.2 | 665 | 6.8 | 6 | 1 | 137.41 | 32.7 | 221.7 |
| 12 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 93 | 50 | 53.8 | 634 | 6.8 | 7 | 4 | 127.26 | 23.3 | 158.5 |
| 13 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 3 | 55 | 39 | 70.9 | 489 | 8.9 | 5 | 2 | 168.32 | 18.3 | 163.0 |
| 14 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 3 | 89 | 46 | 51.7 | 457 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 105.16 | 29.7 | 152.3 |
| 15 | Ryker Fyfe | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 41 | 19 | 46.3 | 284 | 6.9 | 3 | 0 | 128.68 | 10.3 | 71.0 |
| 16 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 3 | 19 | 15 | 78.9 | 202 | 10.6 | 3 | 1 | 209.83 | 6.3 | 67.3 |
| 17 | Joe Burrow | Ohio State | FR | QB | 2 | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 68 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 187.65 | 4.0 | 34.0 |
| 18 | Tyrrell Pigrome | Maryland | FR | QB | 3 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 67 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 132.85 | 2.7 | 22.3 |
| 19 | Damion Terry | Mich St | JR | QB | 2 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 63 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 92.92 | 5.0 | 31.5 |
| 20 | Nathan Stanley | Iowa | FR | QB | 4 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 115.80 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 21 | Shane Morris | Michigan | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 194.50 | 2.0 | 22.5 |
| 22 | Zander Diamont | Indiana | JR | QB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 36 | 36.0 | 1 | 0 | 732.40 | 0.5 | 18.0 |
| 23 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 109.83 | 2.3 | 10.7 |
| 24 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 606.40 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 24 | D.J. Moore | Maryland | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 276.40 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 26 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | FR | QB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 87.80 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 27 | Zack Darlington | Nebraska | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 52.93 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 28 | Conor Rhoda | Minnesota | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 150.40 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 28 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 150.40 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 30 | Chayce Crouch | Illinois | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 38.93 | 3.0 | 2.0 |