2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | FR | QB | 9 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 181.84 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | SR | QB | 10 | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 130 | 2 | 0 | 184.50 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Cade McNamara | Michigan | JR | QB | 7 | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 193.43 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Jack Plummer | Purdue | JR | QB | 4 | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 252.95 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Spencer Petras | Iowa | JR | QB | 10 | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 117.26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 9 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 183.57 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 9 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 132.80 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Alex Padilla | Iowa | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 184.40 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Noah Vedral | Rutgers | SR | QB | 7 | 10 | 9 | 90.0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 139.56 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Artur Sitkowski | Illinois | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 191.65 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 8 | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 104.40 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Brandon Peters | Illinois | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 82.00 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Donaven McCulley | Indiana | FR | QB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 112.80 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ryan Hilinski | N'western | SO | QB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 68.90 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 41.87 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 10 | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 70.00 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 4.0 pass attempts on 3rd down, 1-3 yards to go.