2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 | 9 | 233 | 151 | 64.8 | 2034 | 8.7 | 27 | 4 | 172.95 | 25.9 | 226.0 |
| 2 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | JR | QB | 9 | 276 | 184 | 66.7 | 2410 | 8.7 | 20 | 5 | 160.31 | 30.7 | 267.8 |
| 3 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 11 | 224 | 145 | 64.7 | 1960 | 8.8 | 20 | 11 | 157.88 | 20.4 | 178.2 |
| 4 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 8 | 210 | 120 | 57.1 | 1559 | 7.4 | 18 | 4 | 143.97 | 26.3 | 194.9 |
| 5 | Peyton Ramsey | Indiana | FR | QB | 6 | 151 | 102 | 67.5 | 1006 | 6.7 | 9 | 4 | 137.88 | 25.2 | 167.7 |
| 6 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 9 | 217 | 125 | 57.6 | 1477 | 6.8 | 12 | 2 | 131.18 | 24.1 | 164.1 |
| 7 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | SO | QB | 10 | 240 | 137 | 57.1 | 1568 | 6.5 | 16 | 5 | 129.79 | 24.0 | 156.8 |
| 8 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | SR | QB | 7 | 181 | 105 | 58.0 | 1203 | 6.6 | 10 | 4 | 127.65 | 25.9 | 171.9 |
| 9 | Tanner Lee | Nebraska | JR | QB | 8 | 279 | 160 | 57.3 | 1954 | 7.0 | 15 | 12 | 125.32 | 34.9 | 244.3 |
| 10 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | JR | QB | 10 | 305 | 181 | 59.3 | 2127 | 7.0 | 10 | 8 | 123.49 | 30.5 | 212.7 |
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.