2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - In The 1st Quarter through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Plummer | Purdue | JR | QB | 4 | 35 | 26 | 74.3 | 246 | 1 | 0 | 142.76 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | SR | QB | 9 | 103 | 76 | 73.8 | 822 | 3 | 1 | 148.50 | 75 | 42 | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 13 | 132 | 96 | 72.7 | 1067 | 7 | 2 | 155.10 | 66 | 47 | 23 | 9 |
| 4 | C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | FR | QB | 12 | 124 | 89 | 71.8 | 1053 | 6 | 1 | 157.46 | 77 | 49 | 24 | 8 |
| 5 | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 13 | 60 | 43 | 71.7 | 462 | 2 | 1 | 144.02 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 13 | 98 | 65 | 66.3 | 1014 | 8 | 3 | 174.06 | 75 | 40 | 26 | 13 |
| 7 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 11 | 58 | 38 | 65.5 | 600 | 1 | 0 | 158.11 | 70 | 25 | 16 | 8 |
| 8 | Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | SR | QB | 13 | 69 | 45 | 65.2 | 468 | 1 | 1 | 124.08 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | Noah Vedral | Rutgers | SR | QB | 13 | 86 | 55 | 64.0 | 553 | 2 | 2 | 120.99 | 75 | 25 | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 13 | 122 | 78 | 63.9 | 1019 | 7 | 4 | 146.47 | 52 | 45 | 27 | 11 |
| 11 | Cade McNamara | Michigan | JR | QB | 14 | 103 | 62 | 60.2 | 653 | 4 | 2 | 122.38 | 93 | 29 | 12 | 3 |
| 12 | Jack Tuttle | Indiana | JR | QB | 3 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 127 | 1 | 2 | 96.03 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Brandon Peters | Illinois | SR | QB | 9 | 47 | 27 | 57.4 | 322 | 2 | 0 | 129.04 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 14 | Ryan Hilinski | N'western | SO | QB | 6 | 42 | 24 | 57.1 | 338 | 2 | 0 | 140.45 | 64 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | Hunter Johnson | N'western | SR | QB | 3 | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 135.12 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Alex Padilla | Iowa | SO | QB | 4 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 119.62 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | Michael Penix Jr. | Indiana | JR | QB | 5 | 48 | 23 | 47.9 | 266 | 2 | 1 | 104.05 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | Spencer Petras | Iowa | JR | QB | 11 | 76 | 35 | 46.1 | 396 | 0 | 2 | 84.56 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 24.0 pass attempts in the 1st quarter.