2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 8 | 249 | 154 | 61.8 | 1536 | 6.2 | 10 | 4 | 123.71 | 31.1 | 192.0 |
| 2 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 7 | 264 | 158 | 59.8 | 1632 | 6.2 | 8 | 4 | 118.75 | 37.7 | 233.1 |
| 3 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 8 | 228 | 136 | 59.6 | 2107 | 9.2 | 15 | 6 | 153.72 | 28.5 | 263.4 |
| 4 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 6 | 266 | 153 | 57.5 | 1829 | 6.9 | 16 | 10 | 127.61 | 44.3 | 304.8 |
| 5 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 6 | 196 | 112 | 57.1 | 1122 | 5.7 | 6 | 5 | 110.22 | 32.7 | 187.0 |
| 6 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 7 | 174 | 96 | 55.2 | 968 | 5.6 | 7 | 8 | 105.98 | 24.9 | 138.3 |
| 7 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 7 | 191 | 105 | 55.0 | 1245 | 6.5 | 4 | 10 | 106.16 | 27.3 | 177.9 |
| 8 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 7 | 274 | 147 | 53.6 | 1862 | 6.8 | 9 | 11 | 113.55 | 39.1 | 266.0 |
| 9 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 6 | 202 | 108 | 53.5 | 1108 | 5.5 | 5 | 3 | 104.74 | 33.7 | 184.7 |
| 10 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 6 | 133 | 68 | 51.1 | 870 | 6.5 | 5 | 7 | 107.94 | 22.2 | 145.0 |
| 11 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 6 | 171 | 86 | 50.3 | 1192 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 117.68 | 28.5 | 198.7 |
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.