2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 4 | 120 | 86 | 71.7 | 1158 | 9.7 | 8 | 2 | 171.40 | 30.0 | 289.5 |
| 2 | C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | FR | QB | 3 | 101 | 63 | 62.4 | 963 | 9.5 | 8 | 3 | 162.67 | 33.7 | 321.0 |
| 2 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 5 | 133 | 89 | 66.9 | 1261 | 9.5 | 5 | 2 | 155.95 | 26.6 | 252.2 |
| 4 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 4 | 147 | 111 | 75.5 | 1340 | 9.1 | 10 | 1 | 173.17 | 36.8 | 335.0 |
| 5 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 4 | 100 | 62 | 62.0 | 901 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 168.68 | 25.0 | 225.3 |
| 6 | Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | SR | QB | 3 | 48 | 32 | 66.7 | 372 | 7.8 | 3 | 4 | 135.73 | 16.0 | 124.0 |
| 7 | Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 72 | 38 | 52.8 | 540 | 7.5 | 3 | 2 | 123.97 | 18.0 | 135.0 |
| 8 | Jack Plummer | Purdue | JR | QB | 4 | 118 | 82 | 69.5 | 840 | 7.1 | 7 | 0 | 148.87 | 29.5 | 210.0 |
| 9 | Noah Vedral | Rutgers | SR | QB | 4 | 112 | 76 | 67.9 | 762 | 6.8 | 5 | 0 | 139.74 | 28.0 | 190.5 |
| 10 | Spencer Petras | Iowa | JR | QB | 4 | 107 | 64 | 59.8 | 684 | 6.4 | 4 | 1 | 123.98 | 26.8 | 171.0 |
| 11 | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 3 | 95 | 54 | 56.8 | 566 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | 97.73 | 31.7 | 188.7 |
| 12 | Michael Penix Jr. | Indiana | JR | QB | 4 | 140 | 77 | 55.0 | 821 | 5.9 | 4 | 6 | 105.12 | 35.0 | 205.3 |
| 13 | Hunter Johnson | N'western | SR | QB | 3 | 75 | 45 | 60.0 | 424 | 5.7 | 4 | 4 | 114.42 | 25.0 | 141.3 |
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.