2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | JR | QB | 7 | 248 | 166 | 66.9 | 2035 | 8.2 | 14 | 7 | 148.85 | 35.4 | 290.7 |
| 2 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | SR | QB | 8 | 213 | 135 | 63.4 | 1527 | 7.2 | 14 | 9 | 136.84 | 26.6 | 190.9 |
| 3 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 10 | 272 | 151 | 55.5 | 1808 | 6.6 | 20 | 4 | 132.67 | 27.2 | 180.8 |
| 4 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 7 | 271 | 163 | 60.1 | 1835 | 6.8 | 14 | 5 | 130.39 | 38.7 | 262.1 |
| 5 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 7 | 177 | 102 | 57.6 | 1362 | 7.7 | 10 | 11 | 128.49 | 25.3 | 194.6 |
| 6 | Tanner Lee | Nebraska | JR | QB | 9 | 360 | 203 | 56.4 | 2614 | 7.3 | 17 | 14 | 125.18 | 40.0 | 290.4 |
| 7 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | SO | QB | 8 | 243 | 136 | 56.0 | 1522 | 6.3 | 14 | 5 | 123.47 | 30.4 | 190.3 |
| 8 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | SR | QB | 5 | 175 | 100 | 57.1 | 1126 | 6.4 | 8 | 5 | 120.56 | 35.0 | 225.2 |
| 9 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 6 | 130 | 70 | 53.8 | 865 | 6.7 | 2 | 5 | 107.13 | 21.7 | 144.2 |
| 10 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | JR | QB | 7 | 248 | 143 | 57.7 | 1360 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 106.87 | 35.4 | 194.3 |
| 11 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | SO | QB | 7 | 167 | 81 | 48.5 | 834 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 96.74 | 23.9 | 119.1 |
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.