2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games in October 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 | 3 | 103 | 80 | 77.7 | 914 | 8.9 | 12 | 0 | 190.66 | 34.3 | 304.7 |
| 2 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 4 | 78 | 48 | 61.5 | 672 | 8.6 | 4 | 5 | 138.01 | 19.5 | 168.0 |
| 3 | Tanner Lee | Nebraska | JR | QB | 3 | 120 | 71 | 59.2 | 996 | 8.3 | 5 | 1 | 140.97 | 40.0 | 332.0 |
| 4 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | JR | QB | 3 | 89 | 59 | 66.3 | 719 | 8.1 | 4 | 1 | 146.73 | 29.7 | 239.7 |
| 5 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 3 | 92 | 51 | 55.4 | 660 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 127.12 | 30.7 | 220.0 |
| 6 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 4 | 126 | 75 | 59.5 | 844 | 6.7 | 6 | 2 | 128.32 | 31.5 | 211.0 |
| 7 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | SO | QB | 3 | 84 | 47 | 56.0 | 541 | 6.4 | 1 | 3 | 106.84 | 28.0 | 180.3 |
| 8 | Jeff George, Jr. | Illinois | SO | QB | 4 | 126 | 67 | 53.2 | 790 | 6.3 | 3 | 5 | 105.77 | 31.5 | 197.5 |
| 9 | Peyton Ramsey | Indiana | FR | QB | 4 | 157 | 105 | 66.9 | 936 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 124.47 | 39.3 | 234.0 |
| 10 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | SO | QB | 4 | 96 | 43 | 44.8 | 567 | 5.9 | 6 | 2 | 110.86 | 24.0 | 141.8 |
| 11 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | JR | QB | 4 | 169 | 100 | 59.2 | 983 | 5.8 | 3 | 4 | 109.16 | 42.3 | 245.8 |
| 12 | Demry Croft | Minnesota | SO | QB | 3 | 64 | 25 | 39.1 | 349 | 5.5 | 4 | 4 | 93.00 | 21.3 | 116.3 |
| 13 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 4 | 89 | 45 | 50.6 | 435 | 4.9 | 0 | 4 | 82.63 | 22.3 | 108.8 |
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.