2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games in November 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 | 104 | 61 | 58.7 | 1158 | 11.1 | 9 | 2 | 176.89 | 26.0 | 289.5 |
| 2 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 4 | 153 | 92 | 60.1 | 1026 | 6.7 | 6 | 2 | 126.79 | 38.3 | 256.5 |
| 3 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 4 | 159 | 88 | 55.3 | 1006 | 6.3 | 9 | 9 | 115.86 | 39.8 | 251.5 |
| 4 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 4 | 128 | 76 | 59.4 | 994 | 7.8 | 6 | 5 | 132.27 | 32.0 | 248.5 |
| 5 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 3 | 86 | 53 | 61.6 | 684 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 136.81 | 28.7 | 228.0 |
| 6 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 101 | 55 | 54.5 | 766 | 7.6 | 2 | 7 | 110.84 | 25.3 | 191.5 |
| 7 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 4 | 119 | 69 | 58.0 | 753 | 6.3 | 7 | 1 | 128.87 | 29.8 | 188.3 |
| 8 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 3 | 103 | 49 | 47.6 | 536 | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 93.81 | 34.3 | 178.7 |
| 9 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 4 | 99 | 56 | 56.6 | 629 | 6.4 | 4 | 2 | 119.23 | 24.8 | 157.3 |
| 10 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 3 | 77 | 36 | 46.8 | 416 | 5.4 | 3 | 1 | 102.40 | 25.7 | 138.7 |
| 11 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 4 | 107 | 54 | 50.5 | 549 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 92.92 | 26.8 | 137.3 |
| 12 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 77 | 45 | 58.4 | 494 | 6.4 | 6 | 3 | 130.25 | 19.3 | 123.5 |
| 13 | Caleb Rowe | Maryland | SR | QB | 4 | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 296 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 102.33 | 9.3 | 74.0 |
| 14 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 4 | 48 | 29 | 60.4 | 295 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 125.80 | 12.0 | 73.8 |
| 15 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 283 | 11.8 | 2 | 0 | 197.38 | 6.0 | 70.8 |
| 16 | Ryker Fyfe | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 58 | 29 | 50.0 | 274 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 91.92 | 14.5 | 68.5 |
| 17 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 3 | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 165 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 126.64 | 7.3 | 55.0 |
| 18 | Damion Terry | Mich St | JR | QB | 4 | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 190 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 110.19 | 8.0 | 47.5 |
| 19 | Joe Burrow | Ohio State | FR | QB | 3 | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 137 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 178.72 | 5.0 | 45.7 |
| 20 | Zander Diamont | Indiana | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 109.20 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 21 | Tyrrell Pigrome | Maryland | FR | QB | 4 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 57 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 98.37 | 3.3 | 14.3 |
| 22 | R.J. Shelton | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 226.00 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 23 | Tommy Stevens | Penn State | FR | QB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 184.00 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 24 | Wade Lees | Maryland | FR | P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 142.00 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 25 | Bilal Marshall | Purdue | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Corey Clement | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.