2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games Lost 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 | 3 | 91 | 58 | 63.7 | 707 | 7.8 | 6 | 5 | 139.77 | 30.3 | 235.7 |
| 2 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 8 | 203 | 112 | 55.2 | 1398 | 6.9 | 8 | 7 | 119.13 | 25.4 | 174.8 |
| 3 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 9 | 409 | 227 | 55.5 | 2587 | 6.3 | 21 | 17 | 117.26 | 45.4 | 287.4 |
| 4 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 7 | 274 | 147 | 53.6 | 1862 | 6.8 | 9 | 11 | 113.55 | 39.1 | 266.0 |
| 5 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 6 | 239 | 134 | 56.1 | 1445 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 111.25 | 39.8 | 240.8 |
| 6 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 5 | 131 | 72 | 55.0 | 768 | 5.9 | 6 | 6 | 110.16 | 26.2 | 153.6 |
| 7 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 7 | 211 | 112 | 53.1 | 1150 | 5.5 | 5 | 3 | 103.84 | 30.1 | 164.3 |
| 8 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 2 | 76 | 47 | 61.8 | 372 | 4.9 | 1 | 2 | 102.04 | 38.0 | 186.0 |
| 9 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 3 | 100 | 55 | 55.0 | 485 | 4.9 | 3 | 4 | 97.64 | 33.3 | 161.7 |
| 10 | Ryker Fyfe | Nebraska | SR | QB | 3 | 56 | 23 | 41.1 | 297 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 | 93.83 | 18.7 | 99.0 |
| 11 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 126 | 64 | 50.8 | 745 | 5.9 | 2 | 8 | 93.00 | 31.5 | 186.3 |
| 12 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 3 | 53 | 25 | 47.2 | 302 | 5.7 | 2 | 4 | 92.39 | 17.7 | 100.7 |
| 13 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 3 | 81 | 29 | 35.8 | 352 | 4.3 | 1 | 3 | 68.98 | 27.0 | 117.3 |
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.