2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 | 7 | 187 | 117 | 62.6 | 1772 | 9.5 | 14 | 6 | 160.46 | 26.7 | 253.1 |
| 2 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 4 | 182 | 103 | 56.6 | 1254 | 6.9 | 11 | 6 | 127.83 | 45.5 | 313.5 |
| 3 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 6 | 195 | 119 | 61.0 | 1164 | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 123.99 | 32.5 | 194.0 |
| 4 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 4 | 129 | 70 | 54.3 | 861 | 6.7 | 5 | 3 | 118.46 | 32.3 | 215.3 |
| 5 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 6 | 219 | 130 | 59.4 | 1356 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 118.27 | 36.5 | 226.0 |
| 6 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 6 | 90 | 48 | 53.3 | 589 | 6.5 | 4 | 5 | 111.86 | 15.0 | 98.2 |
| 7 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 6 | 196 | 112 | 57.1 | 1122 | 5.7 | 6 | 5 | 110.22 | 32.7 | 187.0 |
| 8 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 5 | 116 | 60 | 51.7 | 622 | 5.4 | 6 | 5 | 105.21 | 23.2 | 124.4 |
| 9 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 4 | 113 | 63 | 55.8 | 604 | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 100.03 | 28.3 | 151.0 |
| 10 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 126 | 64 | 50.8 | 745 | 5.9 | 2 | 8 | 93.00 | 31.5 | 186.3 |
| 11 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 4 | 84 | 41 | 48.8 | 397 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 90.06 | 21.0 | 99.3 |
| 12 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 4 | 101 | 48 | 47.5 | 531 | 5.3 | 2 | 6 | 86.34 | 25.3 | 132.8 |
| 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.