2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS Power 5 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 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | JR | QB | 11 | 379 | 248 | 65.4 | 2981 | 7.9 | 22 | 9 | 145.92 | 34.5 | 271.0 |
| 2 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | SR | QB | 12 | 321 | 203 | 63.2 | 2574 | 8.0 | 28 | 9 | 153.78 | 26.8 | 214.5 |
| 3 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 11 | 248 | 149 | 60.1 | 1943 | 7.8 | 17 | 14 | 137.22 | 22.5 | 176.6 |
| 4 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | SR | QB | 9 | 282 | 164 | 58.2 | 1806 | 6.4 | 14 | 8 | 122.66 | 31.3 | 200.7 |
| 5 | Tanner Lee | Nebraska | JR | QB | 10 | 349 | 202 | 57.9 | 2606 | 7.5 | 21 | 13 | 133.01 | 34.9 | 260.6 |
| 6 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 10 | 312 | 180 | 57.7 | 2042 | 6.5 | 14 | 5 | 124.27 | 31.2 | 204.2 |
| 6 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | JR | QB | 11 | 366 | 211 | 57.7 | 2122 | 5.8 | 11 | 11 | 110.26 | 33.3 | 192.9 |
| 8 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | SO | QB | 11 | 318 | 182 | 57.2 | 2039 | 6.4 | 17 | 7 | 124.33 | 28.9 | 185.4 |
| 9 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 11 | 309 | 172 | 55.7 | 2115 | 6.8 | 21 | 5 | 132.35 | 28.1 | 192.3 |
| 10 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 9 | 157 | 84 | 53.5 | 973 | 6.2 | 2 | 6 | 102.11 | 17.4 | 108.1 |
| 11 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | SO | QB | 9 | 205 | 105 | 51.2 | 1177 | 5.7 | 9 | 3 | 111.00 | 22.8 | 130.8 |
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.