2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games in August/September 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 | 3 | 73 | 49 | 67.1 | 650 | 8.9 | 10 | 1 | 184.38 | 24.3 | 216.7 |
| 2 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 3 | 76 | 49 | 64.5 | 599 | 7.9 | 4 | 1 | 145.42 | 25.3 | 199.7 |
| 3 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 4 | 117 | 74 | 63.2 | 949 | 8.1 | 5 | 3 | 140.35 | 29.3 | 237.3 |
| 3 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 114 | 72 | 63.2 | 875 | 7.7 | 9 | 1 | 151.93 | 28.5 | 218.8 |
| 5 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 3 | 101 | 63 | 62.4 | 1002 | 9.9 | 7 | 5 | 158.69 | 33.7 | 334.0 |
| 6 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 3 | 98 | 61 | 62.2 | 665 | 6.8 | 6 | 1 | 137.41 | 32.7 | 221.7 |
| 7 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 3 | 71 | 44 | 62.0 | 527 | 7.4 | 2 | 2 | 127.99 | 23.7 | 175.7 |
| 8 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 3 | 60 | 37 | 61.7 | 463 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 | 142.99 | 20.0 | 154.3 |
| 9 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 3 | 82 | 50 | 61.0 | 655 | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 136.00 | 27.3 | 218.3 |
| 10 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 3 | 130 | 78 | 60.0 | 946 | 7.3 | 5 | 7 | 123.05 | 43.3 | 315.3 |
| 11 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 93 | 55 | 59.1 | 741 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 152.31 | 23.3 | 185.3 |
| 12 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 106 | 60 | 56.6 | 931 | 8.8 | 8 | 1 | 153.40 | 26.5 | 232.8 |
| 13 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 4 | 139 | 74 | 53.2 | 956 | 6.9 | 5 | 4 | 117.13 | 34.8 | 239.0 |
| 14 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 4 | 113 | 59 | 52.2 | 647 | 5.7 | 5 | 2 | 111.37 | 28.3 | 161.8 |
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.