2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 6 | 135 | 92 | 68.1 | 1416 | 10.5 | 12 | 2 | 182.63 | 22.5 | 236.0 |
| 2 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 7 | 161 | 106 | 65.8 | 1439 | 8.9 | 14 | 3 | 165.89 | 23.0 | 205.6 |
| 3 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 7 | 200 | 107 | 53.5 | 1842 | 9.2 | 15 | 2 | 153.61 | 28.6 | 263.1 |
| 4 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 7 | 184 | 114 | 62.0 | 1391 | 7.6 | 14 | 3 | 147.31 | 26.3 | 198.7 |
| 5 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 8 | 213 | 122 | 57.3 | 1828 | 8.6 | 13 | 5 | 144.82 | 26.6 | 228.5 |
| 6 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 8 | 183 | 112 | 61.2 | 1323 | 7.2 | 11 | 3 | 138.49 | 22.9 | 165.4 |
| 7 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 9 | 309 | 183 | 59.2 | 2501 | 8.1 | 14 | 14 | 133.10 | 34.3 | 277.9 |
| 8 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 8 | 185 | 110 | 59.5 | 1307 | 7.1 | 11 | 5 | 133.02 | 23.1 | 163.4 |
| 9 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 8 | 181 | 109 | 60.2 | 1424 | 7.9 | 6 | 4 | 132.82 | 22.6 | 178.0 |
| 10 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 7 | 259 | 150 | 57.9 | 1826 | 7.1 | 15 | 5 | 132.39 | 37.0 | 260.9 |
| 11 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 8 | 335 | 192 | 57.3 | 2098 | 6.3 | 14 | 15 | 114.75 | 41.9 | 262.3 |
| 12 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 6 | 147 | 79 | 53.7 | 841 | 5.7 | 5 | 5 | 106.22 | 24.5 | 140.2 |
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.