2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | FR | QB | 4 | 184 | 138 | 75.0 | 1883 | 10.2 | 17 | 2 | 189.29 | 46.0 | 470.8 |
| 2 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 4 | 118 | 77 | 65.3 | 1072 | 9.1 | 5 | 4 | 148.76 | 29.5 | 268.0 |
| 3 | Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | SR | QB | 4 | 164 | 121 | 73.8 | 1401 | 8.5 | 9 | 2 | 161.21 | 41.0 | 350.3 |
| 4 | Cade McNamara | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 106 | 68 | 64.2 | 817 | 7.7 | 3 | 5 | 128.81 | 26.5 | 204.3 |
| 5 | Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | SR | QB | 2 | 55 | 28 | 50.9 | 388 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 122.17 | 27.5 | 194.0 |
| 6 | Brandon Peters | Illinois | SR | QB | 1 | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 248 | 6.9 | 2 | 2 | 109.53 | 36.0 | 248.0 |
| 7 | Spencer Petras | Iowa | JR | QB | 2 | 52 | 28 | 53.8 | 348 | 6.7 | 1 | 3 | 104.87 | 26.0 | 174.0 |
| 8 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 5 | 186 | 110 | 59.1 | 1220 | 6.6 | 6 | 5 | 119.51 | 37.2 | 244.0 |
| 9 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 4 | 149 | 92 | 61.7 | 964 | 6.5 | 7 | 9 | 119.52 | 37.3 | 241.0 |
| 10 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 3 | 116 | 62 | 53.4 | 708 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 110.93 | 38.7 | 236.0 |
| 11 | Noah Vedral | Rutgers | SR | QB | 4 | 101 | 58 | 57.4 | 603 | 6.0 | 2 | 4 | 106.19 | 25.3 | 150.8 |
| 12 | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 3 | 78 | 37 | 47.4 | 459 | 5.9 | 3 | 4 | 99.30 | 26.0 | 153.0 |
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.