2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games Won 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 | 11 | 296 | 166 | 56.1 | 2907 | 9.8 | 23 | 3 | 162.19 | 26.9 | 264.3 |
| 2 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 3 | 59 | 42 | 71.2 | 572 | 9.7 | 8 | 2 | 190.59 | 19.7 | 190.7 |
| 3 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 6 | 164 | 106 | 64.6 | 1500 | 9.1 | 10 | 6 | 154.26 | 27.3 | 250.0 |
| 4 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 9 | 231 | 149 | 64.5 | 2053 | 8.9 | 15 | 3 | 157.98 | 25.7 | 228.1 |
| 5 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 8 | 213 | 122 | 57.3 | 1828 | 8.6 | 13 | 5 | 144.82 | 26.6 | 228.5 |
| 6 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 8 | 181 | 109 | 60.2 | 1424 | 7.9 | 6 | 4 | 132.82 | 22.6 | 178.0 |
| 7 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 6 | 115 | 75 | 65.2 | 846 | 7.4 | 7 | 1 | 145.37 | 19.2 | 141.0 |
| 8 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 7 | 239 | 146 | 61.1 | 1737 | 7.3 | 17 | 6 | 140.59 | 34.1 | 248.1 |
| 9 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 11 | 303 | 186 | 61.4 | 2183 | 7.2 | 23 | 5 | 143.66 | 27.5 | 198.5 |
| 10 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 3 | 108 | 68 | 63.0 | 765 | 7.1 | 4 | 4 | 127.27 | 36.0 | 255.0 |
| 11 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 8 | 170 | 98 | 57.6 | 1161 | 6.8 | 11 | 4 | 131.65 | 21.3 | 145.1 |
| 12 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 2 | 49 | 22 | 44.9 | 289 | 5.9 | 4 | 1 | 117.30 | 24.5 | 144.5 |
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.