2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Total Offense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | JR | QB | 5 | 179 | 1352 | 216 | 1531 | 7.09 | 306.2 |
| 2 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | SR | QB | 5 | 252 | 1252 | 195 | 1504 | 7.71 | 300.8 |
| 3 | Tanner Lee | Nebraska | JR | QB | 5 | -60 | 1144 | 183 | 1084 | 5.92 | 216.8 |
| 4 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | JR | QB | 4 | -38 | 1061 | 174 | 1023 | 5.88 | 255.8 |
| 5 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | SO | QB | 5 | -31 | 1043 | 154 | 1012 | 6.57 | 202.4 |
| 6 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | SO | QB | 4 | 248 | 963 | 171 | 1211 | 7.08 | 302.8 |
| 7 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 4 | -40 | 898 | 97 | 858 | 8.85 | 214.5 |
| 8 | Kyle Bolin | Rutgers | SR | QB | 5 | 10 | 698 | 142 | 708 | 4.99 | 141.6 |
| 9 | Conor Rhoda | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 685 | 81 | 694 | 8.57 | 173.5 |
| 10 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | SR | QB | 4 | -30 | 661 | 116 | 631 | 5.44 | 157.8 |
| 11 | David Blough | Purdue | JR | QB | 4 | 14 | 629 | 100 | 643 | 6.43 | 160.8 |
| 12 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | SR | QB | 4 | -41 | 581 | 95 | 540 | 5.68 | 135.0 |
| 13 | Chayce Crouch | Illinois | JR | TE | 4 | 93 | 427 | 123 | 520 | 4.23 | 130.0 |
| 14 | Elijah Sindelar | Purdue | SO | QB | 4 | -18 | 366 | 69 | 348 | 5.04 | 87.0 |
| 15 | Dwayne Haskins | Ohio State | FR | QB | 3 | 20 | 321 | 39 | 341 | 8.74 | 113.7 |
| 16 | Peyton Ramsey | Indiana | FR | QB | 4 | 117 | 316 | 82 | 433 | 5.28 | 108.3 |
| 17 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 3 | -5 | 307 | 34 | 302 | 8.88 | 100.7 |
| 18 | Max Bortenschlager | Maryland | SO | QB | 4 | 34 | 290 | 80 | 324 | 4.05 | 81.0 |
| 19 | Kasim Hill | Maryland | FR | QB | 3 | 60 | 230 | 33 | 290 | 8.79 | 96.7 |
| 20 | Jeff George, Jr. | Illinois | SO | QB | 1 | 0 | 211 | 22 | 211 | 9.59 | 211.0 |
| 21 | Tyrrell Pigrome | Maryland | SO | QB | 1 | 64 | 175 | 23 | 239 | 10.39 | 239.0 |
| 22 | Tommy Stevens | Penn State | SO | QB | 3 | 18 | 85 | 16 | 103 | 6.44 | 34.3 |
| 23 | Demry Croft | Minnesota | SO | QB | 2 | 96 | 63 | 19 | 159 | 8.37 | 79.5 |
| 24 | Joe Burrow | Ohio State | SO | QB | 2 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 28.5 |
| 25 | Matt Alviti | N'western | SR | QB | 2 | 68 | 49 | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 58.5 |
| 26 | Johnathan Lewis | Rutgers | FR | QB | 4 | 72 | 33 | 37 | 105 | 2.84 | 26.3 |
| 27 | Jackson Anthrop | Purdue | FR | WR | 4 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 7.8 |
| 28 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | JR | QB | 2 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 24.5 |
| 29 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | JR | RB | 5 | 574 | 16 | 87 | 590 | 6.78 | 118.0 |
| 30 | Colten Rastetter | Iowa | SO | P | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 3.0 |
| 31 | Billy Fessler | Penn State | JR | QB | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 1.6 |
| 32 | Trenard Davis | Illinois | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 2.3 |
| 33 | Jack Coan | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 2.0 |
| 34 | TJ Green | N'western | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 6.0 |
| 34 | Trishton Jackson | Mich St | SO | WR | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1.3 |
| 36 | Brandon Peters | Michigan | SO | QB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 4.0 |