2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS (I-A) 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 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | JR | QB | 13 | 427 | 284 | 66.5 | 3570 | 8.4 | 28 | 10 | 153.70 | 32.8 | 274.6 |
| 2 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | SR | QB | 14 | 371 | 240 | 64.7 | 3053 | 8.2 | 35 | 9 | 160.09 | 26.5 | 218.1 |
| 3 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 14 | 318 | 198 | 62.3 | 2644 | 8.3 | 25 | 15 | 148.61 | 22.7 | 188.9 |
| 4 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | JR | QB | 13 | 434 | 262 | 60.4 | 2844 | 6.6 | 15 | 12 | 121.29 | 33.4 | 218.8 |
| 5 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 13 | 417 | 246 | 59.0 | 2793 | 6.7 | 20 | 7 | 127.72 | 32.1 | 214.8 |
| 6 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | SR | QB | 10 | 295 | 172 | 58.3 | 1936 | 6.6 | 15 | 8 | 124.80 | 29.5 | 193.6 |
| 7 | Tanner Lee | Nebraska | JR | QB | 12 | 428 | 246 | 57.5 | 3143 | 7.3 | 23 | 16 | 129.41 | 35.7 | 261.9 |
| 8 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | SO | QB | 12 | 329 | 187 | 56.8 | 2099 | 6.4 | 18 | 7 | 124.22 | 27.4 | 174.9 |
| 9 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 13 | 351 | 196 | 55.8 | 2437 | 6.9 | 26 | 6 | 135.18 | 27.0 | 187.5 |
| 10 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 10 | 157 | 84 | 53.5 | 973 | 6.2 | 2 | 6 | 102.11 | 15.7 | 97.3 |
| 11 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | SO | QB | 10 | 231 | 120 | 51.9 | 1309 | 5.7 | 10 | 5 | 109.51 | 23.1 | 130.9 |
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.