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 |
| 1 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 4 | 159 | 88 | 55.3 | 1006 | 6.3 | 9 | 9 | 115.86 | 39.8 | 251.5 |
| 3 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 4 | 119 | 69 | 58.0 | 753 | 6.3 | 7 | 1 | 128.87 | 29.8 | 188.3 |
| 4 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 4 | 153 | 92 | 60.1 | 1026 | 6.7 | 6 | 2 | 126.79 | 38.3 | 256.5 |
| 4 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 4 | 128 | 76 | 59.4 | 994 | 7.8 | 6 | 5 | 132.27 | 32.0 | 248.5 |
| 4 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 77 | 45 | 58.4 | 494 | 6.4 | 6 | 3 | 130.25 | 19.3 | 123.5 |
| 7 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 3 | 86 | 53 | 61.6 | 684 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 136.81 | 28.7 | 228.0 |
| 7 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 4 | 99 | 56 | 56.6 | 629 | 6.4 | 4 | 2 | 119.23 | 24.8 | 157.3 |
| 9 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 3 | 77 | 36 | 46.8 | 416 | 5.4 | 3 | 1 | 102.40 | 25.7 | 138.7 |
| 10 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 101 | 55 | 54.5 | 766 | 7.6 | 2 | 7 | 110.84 | 25.3 | 191.5 |
| 10 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 3 | 103 | 49 | 47.6 | 536 | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 93.81 | 34.3 | 178.7 |
| 10 | Jeff George, Jr. | Illinois | FR | QB | 2 | 45 | 18 | 40.0 | 219 | 4.9 | 2 | 4 | 77.77 | 22.5 | 109.5 |
| 10 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 4 | 48 | 29 | 60.4 | 295 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 125.80 | 12.0 | 73.8 |
| 10 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 283 | 11.8 | 2 | 0 | 197.38 | 6.0 | 70.8 |
| 15 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | FR | QB | 1 | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 191 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 114.98 | 29.0 | 191.0 |
| 15 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 4 | 107 | 54 | 50.5 | 549 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 92.92 | 26.8 | 137.3 |
| 15 | Ryker Fyfe | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 58 | 29 | 50.0 | 274 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 91.92 | 14.5 | 68.5 |
| 15 | Damion Terry | Mich St | JR | QB | 4 | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 190 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 110.19 | 8.0 | 47.5 |
| 15 | Joe Burrow | Ohio State | FR | QB | 3 | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 137 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 178.72 | 5.0 | 45.7 |
| 15 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 2 | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 84 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 101.88 | 9.5 | 42.0 |