2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 12 | 332 | 190 | 57.2 | 3118 | 9.4 | 26 | 7 | 157.74 | 27.7 | 259.8 |
| 2 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 8 | 137 | 85 | 62.0 | 1001 | 7.3 | 9 | 4 | 139.26 | 17.1 | 125.1 |
| 3 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 10 | 281 | 169 | 60.1 | 2081 | 7.4 | 11 | 6 | 131.00 | 28.1 | 208.1 |
| 4 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 11 | 415 | 248 | 59.8 | 2795 | 6.7 | 21 | 9 | 128.69 | 37.7 | 254.1 |
| 5 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 11 | 326 | 198 | 60.7 | 2057 | 6.3 | 18 | 6 | 128.28 | 29.6 | 187.0 |
| 6 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 8 | 207 | 115 | 55.6 | 1481 | 7.2 | 11 | 7 | 126.44 | 25.9 | 185.1 |
| 7 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 11 | 384 | 218 | 56.8 | 2856 | 7.4 | 15 | 17 | 123.29 | 34.9 | 259.6 |
| 8 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 9 | 387 | 217 | 56.1 | 2406 | 6.2 | 20 | 14 | 118.10 | 43.0 | 267.3 |
| 9 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 11 | 259 | 146 | 56.4 | 1585 | 6.1 | 13 | 9 | 117.39 | 23.5 | 144.1 |
| 10 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 10 | 162 | 91 | 56.2 | 1060 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 115.94 | 16.2 | 106.0 |
| 11 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 9 | 250 | 126 | 50.4 | 1695 | 6.8 | 10 | 7 | 114.95 | 27.8 | 188.3 |
| 12 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 10 | 257 | 137 | 53.3 | 1700 | 6.6 | 4 | 11 | 105.45 | 25.7 | 170.0 |
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.