2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 9 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 183.04 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 10 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 180.82 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 7 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 170.47 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Jeff George, Jr. | Illinois | FR | QB | 3 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 149.80 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 8 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 142.11 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 11 | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 134 | 2 | 0 | 137.90 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 11 | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 129.84 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 90.95 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 6 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 87.04 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 10 | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 113 | 1 | 4 | 81.71 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 65.75 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 10 | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 59.46 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 56.04 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 38.75 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 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 6.0 pass attempts on 3rd down, 1-3 yards to go.