2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games in October 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 | 4 | 106 | 49 | 46.2 | 869 | 8.2 | 7 | 0 | 136.88 | 26.5 | 217.3 |
| 1 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 175 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 102.26 | 15.5 | 87.5 |
| 3 | Jeff George, Jr. | Illinois | FR | QB | 2 | 49 | 20 | 40.8 | 251 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 93.23 | 24.5 | 125.5 |
| 3 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | FR | QB | 3 | 53 | 29 | 54.7 | 355 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 119.66 | 17.7 | 118.3 |
| 5 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 4 | 150 | 91 | 60.7 | 986 | 6.6 | 10 | 2 | 135.21 | 37.5 | 246.5 |
| 5 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 93 | 58 | 62.4 | 816 | 8.8 | 4 | 2 | 145.96 | 23.3 | 204.0 |
| 5 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 4 | 81 | 48 | 59.3 | 686 | 8.5 | 7 | 2 | 153.98 | 20.3 | 171.5 |
| 8 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 5 | 154 | 96 | 62.3 | 1025 | 6.7 | 7 | 3 | 129.35 | 30.8 | 205.0 |
| 8 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 2 | 56 | 32 | 57.1 | 340 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 121.00 | 28.0 | 170.0 |
| 8 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 108 | 63 | 58.3 | 639 | 5.9 | 3 | 3 | 111.64 | 27.0 | 159.8 |
| 8 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 4 | 80 | 56 | 70.0 | 607 | 7.6 | 7 | 3 | 155.12 | 20.0 | 151.8 |
| 12 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 110 | 58 | 52.7 | 675 | 6.1 | 1 | 4 | 100.00 | 27.5 | 168.8 |
| 13 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 5 | 228 | 129 | 56.6 | 1400 | 6.1 | 11 | 5 | 119.69 | 45.6 | 280.0 |
| 13 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 4 | 88 | 46 | 52.3 | 570 | 6.5 | 3 | 5 | 106.57 | 22.0 | 142.5 |
| 15 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 5 | 170 | 100 | 58.8 | 1178 | 6.9 | 5 | 6 | 119.67 | 34.0 | 235.6 |
| 15 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 111 | 55 | 49.5 | 833 | 7.5 | 3 | 6 | 110.70 | 27.8 | 208.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.