2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 4 | 90 | 60 | 66.7 | 898 | 10.0 | 9 | 3 | 176.82 | 22.5 | 224.5 |
| 2 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | SR | QB | 5 | 143 | 91 | 63.6 | 1252 | 8.8 | 13 | 1 | 165.78 | 28.6 | 250.4 |
| 3 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | JR | QB | 5 | 160 | 105 | 65.6 | 1352 | 8.5 | 12 | 4 | 156.36 | 32.0 | 270.4 |
| 4 | David Blough | Purdue | JR | QB | 4 | 80 | 56 | 70.0 | 629 | 7.9 | 6 | 2 | 155.80 | 20.0 | 157.3 |
| 5 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 5 | 136 | 80 | 58.8 | 1043 | 7.7 | 12 | 1 | 150.89 | 27.2 | 208.6 |
| 6 | Conor Rhoda | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 72 | 43 | 59.7 | 685 | 9.5 | 3 | 3 | 145.06 | 18.0 | 171.3 |
| 7 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 4 | 133 | 84 | 63.2 | 963 | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 140.82 | 33.3 | 240.8 |
| 8 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | JR | QB | 4 | 142 | 91 | 64.1 | 1061 | 7.5 | 7 | 5 | 136.08 | 35.5 | 265.3 |
| 9 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | SR | QB | 4 | 81 | 44 | 54.3 | 581 | 7.2 | 3 | 2 | 121.85 | 20.3 | 145.3 |
| 10 | Tanner Lee | Nebraska | JR | QB | 5 | 170 | 93 | 54.7 | 1144 | 6.7 | 10 | 9 | 120.05 | 34.0 | 228.8 |
| 11 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | SR | QB | 4 | 103 | 58 | 56.3 | 661 | 6.4 | 4 | 3 | 117.19 | 25.8 | 165.3 |
| 12 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | SO | QB | 4 | 64 | 31 | 48.4 | 366 | 5.7 | 5 | 2 | 116.01 | 16.0 | 91.5 |
| 13 | Kyle Bolin | Rutgers | SR | QB | 5 | 131 | 72 | 55.0 | 698 | 5.3 | 3 | 6 | 98.12 | 26.2 | 139.6 |
| 14 | Chayce Crouch | Illinois | JR | TE | 4 | 77 | 41 | 53.2 | 427 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | 93.73 | 19.3 | 106.8 |
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.