2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Total Offense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 5 | -37 | 1400 | 258 | 1363 | 5.28 | 272.6 |
| 2 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 5 | -33 | 1178 | 180 | 1145 | 6.36 | 229.0 |
| 3 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 5 | 372 | 1025 | 236 | 1397 | 5.92 | 279.4 |
| 4 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 4 | 89 | 986 | 178 | 1075 | 6.04 | 268.8 |
| 5 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 4 | 219 | 869 | 156 | 1088 | 6.97 | 272.0 |
| 6 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 138 | 833 | 153 | 971 | 6.35 | 242.8 |
| 7 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | -32 | 816 | 102 | 784 | 7.69 | 196.0 |
| 8 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 686 | 101 | 693 | 6.86 | 173.3 |
| 9 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 42 | 675 | 139 | 717 | 5.16 | 179.3 |
| 10 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | -16 | 639 | 142 | 623 | 4.39 | 155.8 |
| 11 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 4 | 50 | 607 | 118 | 657 | 5.57 | 164.3 |
| 12 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 4 | -67 | 570 | 99 | 503 | 5.08 | 125.8 |
| 13 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | FR | QB | 3 | 133 | 355 | 73 | 488 | 6.68 | 162.7 |
| 14 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 2 | 63 | 340 | 79 | 403 | 5.10 | 201.5 |
| 15 | Jeff George, Jr. | Illinois | FR | QB | 2 | -61 | 251 | 57 | 190 | 3.33 | 95.0 |
| 16 | Chayce Crouch | Illinois | SO | QB | 3 | 162 | 247 | 57 | 409 | 7.18 | 136.3 |
| 17 | Tyrrell Pigrome | Maryland | FR | QB | 4 | 146 | 198 | 89 | 344 | 3.87 | 86.0 |
| 18 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 175 | 33 | 180 | 5.45 | 90.0 |
| 19 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 2 | -2 | 102 | 16 | 100 | 6.25 | 50.0 |
| 20 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 3 | 26 | 101 | 48 | 127 | 2.65 | 42.3 |
| 21 | Conor Rhoda | Minnesota | JR | QB | 2 | -11 | 82 | 22 | 71 | 3.23 | 35.5 |
| 22 | Zander Diamont | Indiana | JR | QB | 2 | 135 | 78 | 27 | 213 | 7.89 | 106.5 |
| 23 | Damion Terry | Mich St | JR | QB | 2 | 40 | 63 | 26 | 103 | 3.96 | 51.5 |
| 23 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | FR | QB | 2 | 11 | 63 | 18 | 74 | 4.11 | 37.0 |
| 25 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 57 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 31.0 |
| 26 | R.J. Shelton | Mich St | SR | WR | 5 | 33 | 44 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 15.4 |
| 27 | Tommy Stevens | Penn State | FR | QB | 2 | 67 | 26 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 46.5 |
| 28 | Bilal Marshall | Purdue | SR | WR | 5 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 7.4 |
| 29 | Joe Burrow | Ohio State | FR | QB | 1 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 42.0 |
| 30 | Nathan Stanley | Iowa | FR | QB | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 15.0 |
| 31 | Mitchell Paige | Indiana | SR | WR | 5 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 5.4 |
| 32 | Tylin Oden | Rutgers | FR | QB | 2 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 1.07 | 8.0 |
| 32 | Matt Alviti | N'western | JR | QB | 2 | -7 | 2 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | -2.5 |