2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 2 | 33 | 27 | 81.8 | 333 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 166.58 | 16.5 | 166.5 |
| 2 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 2 | 60 | 40 | 66.7 | 638 | 10.6 | 8 | 3 | 189.99 | 30.0 | 319.0 |
| 3 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 1 | 36 | 23 | 63.9 | 214 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 117.43 | 36.0 | 214.0 |
| 4 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 1 | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 127 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 77.78 | 33.0 | 127.0 |
| 5 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 1 | 38 | 21 | 55.3 | 163 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | 94.72 | 38.0 | 163.0 |
| 6 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 1 | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 129 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 125.68 | 20.0 | 129.0 |
| 7 | Ryker Fyfe | Nebraska | SR | QB | 1 | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 243 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | 122.25 | 36.0 | 243.0 |
| 8 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 1 | 35 | 15 | 42.9 | 229 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 110.97 | 35.0 | 229.0 |
| 9 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 1 | 39 | 14 | 35.9 | 188 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | 79.73 | 39.0 | 188.0 |
| 10 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 1 | 23 | 7 | 30.4 | 55 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 | 24.43 | 23.0 | 55.0 |
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.