2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams 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 | 14 | 387 | 224 | 57.9 | 3614 | 9.3 | 29 | 8 | 156.93 | 27.6 | 258.1 |
| 2 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 10 | 178 | 108 | 60.7 | 1338 | 7.5 | 12 | 4 | 141.57 | 17.8 | 133.8 |
| 3 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 12 | 331 | 204 | 61.6 | 2538 | 7.7 | 18 | 7 | 139.76 | 27.6 | 211.5 |
| 4 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 13 | 379 | 233 | 61.5 | 2555 | 6.7 | 24 | 7 | 135.31 | 29.2 | 196.5 |
| 5 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 10 | 244 | 141 | 57.8 | 1780 | 7.3 | 13 | 8 | 130.09 | 24.4 | 178.0 |
| 6 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 12 | 437 | 263 | 60.2 | 2991 | 6.8 | 21 | 9 | 129.41 | 36.4 | 249.3 |
| 7 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 13 | 438 | 253 | 57.8 | 3362 | 7.7 | 19 | 17 | 128.80 | 33.7 | 258.6 |
| 8 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 11 | 294 | 151 | 51.4 | 2180 | 7.4 | 14 | 8 | 123.92 | 26.7 | 198.2 |
| 9 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 12 | 279 | 159 | 57.0 | 1777 | 6.4 | 14 | 9 | 120.60 | 23.3 | 148.1 |
| 10 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 11 | 474 | 270 | 57.0 | 3107 | 6.6 | 24 | 20 | 120.29 | 43.1 | 282.5 |
| 11 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 11 | 277 | 153 | 55.2 | 1874 | 6.8 | 4 | 12 | 108.18 | 25.2 | 170.4 |
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.