2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games Lost 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 | 2 | 76 | 43 | 56.6 | 573 | 7.5 | 5 | 3 | 133.73 | 38.0 | 286.5 |
| 2 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | SR | QB | 6 | 196 | 112 | 57.1 | 1257 | 6.4 | 10 | 5 | 122.75 | 32.7 | 209.5 |
| 3 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 3 | 144 | 88 | 61.1 | 916 | 6.4 | 6 | 4 | 122.73 | 48.0 | 305.3 |
| 4 | Tanner Lee | Nebraska | JR | QB | 8 | 296 | 165 | 55.7 | 2119 | 7.2 | 14 | 14 | 122.03 | 37.0 | 264.9 |
| 5 | David Blough | Purdue | JR | QB | 5 | 82 | 47 | 57.3 | 428 | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 112.39 | 16.4 | 85.6 |
| 6 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 5 | 143 | 72 | 50.3 | 828 | 5.8 | 4 | 3 | 104.02 | 28.6 | 165.6 |
| 7 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | SO | QB | 5 | 165 | 87 | 52.7 | 890 | 5.4 | 5 | 5 | 101.98 | 33.0 | 178.0 |
| 8 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | SR | QB | 2 | 69 | 37 | 53.6 | 391 | 5.7 | 3 | 5 | 101.08 | 34.5 | 195.5 |
| 9 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | SO | QB | 7 | 187 | 92 | 49.2 | 984 | 5.3 | 6 | 4 | 99.71 | 26.7 | 140.6 |
| 10 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 5 | 104 | 52 | 50.0 | 595 | 5.7 | 1 | 4 | 93.54 | 20.8 | 119.0 |
| 11 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | JR | QB | 3 | 110 | 59 | 53.6 | 481 | 4.4 | 3 | 6 | 88.46 | 36.7 | 160.3 |
| 12 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 1 | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 229 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 85.59 | 40.0 | 229.0 |
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.