2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 | 4 | 151 | 100 | 66.2 | 1160 | 7.7 | 8 | 5 | 141.62 | 37.8 | 290.0 |
| 2 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | SR | QB | 5 | 138 | 89 | 64.5 | 1019 | 7.4 | 8 | 5 | 138.40 | 27.6 | 203.8 |
| 3 | Tanner Lee | Nebraska | JR | QB | 4 | 149 | 86 | 57.7 | 1189 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 137.10 | 37.3 | 297.3 |
| 4 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 3 | 94 | 53 | 56.4 | 684 | 7.3 | 5 | 4 | 126.55 | 31.3 | 228.0 |
| 5 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 4 | 200 | 121 | 60.5 | 1316 | 6.6 | 8 | 5 | 123.97 | 50.0 | 329.0 |
| 6 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 5 | 141 | 76 | 53.9 | 878 | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 122.09 | 28.2 | 175.6 |
| 7 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | SR | QB | 3 | 114 | 67 | 58.8 | 733 | 6.4 | 5 | 4 | 120.23 | 38.0 | 244.3 |
| 8 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | JR | QB | 3 | 129 | 81 | 62.8 | 717 | 5.6 | 5 | 4 | 116.07 | 43.0 | 239.0 |
| 9 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | SO | QB | 2 | 89 | 50 | 56.2 | 531 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 109.22 | 44.5 | 265.5 |
| 10 | Peyton Ramsey | Indiana | FR | QB | 3 | 54 | 32 | 59.3 | 246 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 | 99.94 | 18.0 | 82.0 |
| 11 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | SO | QB | 6 | 167 | 81 | 48.5 | 834 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 96.74 | 27.8 | 139.0 |
| 12 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 4 | 103 | 51 | 49.5 | 578 | 5.6 | 1 | 4 | 92.09 | 25.8 | 144.5 |
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.