2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | SR | QB | 10 | 269 | 173 | 64.3 | 2277 | 8.5 | 28 | 8 | 163.82 | 26.9 | 227.7 |
| 2 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | JR | QB | 9 | 310 | 201 | 64.8 | 2475 | 8.0 | 17 | 6 | 146.14 | 34.4 | 275.0 |
| 3 | Tanner Lee | Nebraska | JR | QB | 9 | 308 | 183 | 59.4 | 2354 | 7.6 | 18 | 9 | 137.07 | 34.2 | 261.6 |
| 4 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 10 | 214 | 126 | 58.9 | 1685 | 7.9 | 13 | 14 | 131.99 | 21.4 | 168.5 |
| 5 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | SR | QB | 8 | 272 | 161 | 59.2 | 1782 | 6.6 | 14 | 7 | 126.06 | 34.0 | 222.8 |
| 6 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 9 | 253 | 137 | 54.2 | 1683 | 6.7 | 15 | 5 | 125.65 | 28.1 | 187.0 |
| 7 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | SO | QB | 8 | 228 | 130 | 57.0 | 1440 | 6.3 | 10 | 4 | 121.03 | 28.5 | 180.0 |
| 8 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 9 | 291 | 167 | 57.4 | 1829 | 6.3 | 11 | 5 | 119.21 | 32.3 | 203.2 |
| 9 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | JR | QB | 9 | 329 | 196 | 59.6 | 1967 | 6.0 | 11 | 9 | 115.35 | 36.6 | 218.6 |
| 10 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | SO | QB | 8 | 205 | 105 | 51.2 | 1177 | 5.7 | 9 | 3 | 111.00 | 25.6 | 147.1 |
| 11 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 7 | 155 | 82 | 52.9 | 919 | 5.9 | 2 | 6 | 99.22 | 22.1 | 131.3 |
| 12 | Demry Croft | Minnesota | SO | QB | 7 | 111 | 44 | 39.6 | 611 | 5.5 | 4 | 7 | 85.16 | 15.9 | 87.3 |
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.