2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS non-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 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | JR | QB | 2 | 68 | 51 | 75.0 | 722 | 10.6 | 4 | 1 | 180.66 | 34.0 | 361.0 |
| 1 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | JR | QB | 2 | 48 | 36 | 75.0 | 589 | 12.3 | 6 | 1 | 215.16 | 24.0 | 294.5 |
| 3 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | SR | QB | 2 | 50 | 37 | 74.0 | 479 | 9.6 | 7 | 0 | 200.67 | 25.0 | 239.5 |
| 4 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 3 | 70 | 49 | 70.0 | 701 | 10.0 | 8 | 1 | 188.98 | 23.3 | 233.7 |
| 5 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 3 | 105 | 66 | 62.9 | 751 | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 137.99 | 35.0 | 250.3 |
| 6 | Conor Rhoda | Minnesota | SR | QB | 2 | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 298 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 129.83 | 19.0 | 149.0 |
| 7 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | SR | QB | 2 | 52 | 31 | 59.6 | 390 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 135.31 | 26.0 | 195.0 |
| 8 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | SO | QB | 1 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 132 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 97.65 | 26.0 | 132.0 |
| 9 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 2 | 42 | 24 | 57.1 | 322 | 7.7 | 5 | 1 | 156.07 | 21.0 | 161.0 |
| 10 | Tanner Lee | Nebraska | JR | QB | 2 | 79 | 44 | 55.7 | 537 | 6.8 | 2 | 3 | 113.56 | 39.5 | 268.5 |
| 11 | Chayce Crouch | Illinois | JR | TE | 3 | 62 | 32 | 51.6 | 328 | 5.3 | 1 | 3 | 91.69 | 20.7 | 109.3 |
| 12 | Kyle Bolin | Rutgers | SR | QB | 1 | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 198 | 5.4 | 0 | 2 | 80.09 | 37.0 | 198.0 |
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.