2020 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Penix Jr. | Indiana | SO | QB | 1 | 51 | 27 | 52.9 | 491 | 9.6 | 5 | 1 | 162.24 | 51.0 | 491.0 |
| 2 | Joe Milton | Michigan | JR | QB | 1 | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 344 | 10.1 | 3 | 2 | 155.29 | 34.0 | 344.0 |
| 3 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | JR | QB | 3 | 87 | 55 | 63.2 | 693 | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 148.98 | 29.0 | 231.0 |
| 4 | Justin Fields | Ohio State | JR | QB | 4 | 118 | 69 | 58.5 | 993 | 8.4 | 9 | 6 | 144.17 | 29.5 | 248.3 |
| 5 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 3 | 62 | 42 | 67.7 | 404 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 119.24 | 20.7 | 134.7 |
| 6 | Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | JR | QB | 2 | 101 | 59 | 58.4 | 545 | 5.4 | 5 | 2 | 116.13 | 50.5 | 272.5 |
| 7 | Peyton Ramsey | N'western | SR | QB | 2 | 55 | 35 | 63.6 | 354 | 6.4 | 0 | 3 | 106.79 | 27.5 | 177.0 |
| 8 | Noah Vedral | Rutgers | SR | QB | 2 | 67 | 43 | 64.2 | 298 | 4.4 | 2 | 3 | 102.43 | 33.5 | 149.0 |
| 9 | Brandon Peters | Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 137 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 97.22 | 16.0 | 68.5 |
| 10 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | FR | QB | 3 | 46 | 26 | 56.5 | 257 | 5.6 | 0 | 2 | 94.75 | 15.3 | 85.7 |
| 11 | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 3 | 113 | 63 | 55.8 | 601 | 5.3 | 1 | 5 | 94.50 | 37.7 | 200.3 |
| 12 | Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | JR | QB | 1 | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 167 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 88.88 | 33.0 | 167.0 |
| 13 | Spencer Petras | Iowa | SO | QB | 1 | 50 | 26 | 52.0 | 216 | 4.3 | 1 | 3 | 82.89 | 50.0 | 216.0 |
| 14 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 2 | 61 | 31 | 50.8 | 335 | 5.5 | 1 | 6 | 82.69 | 30.5 | 167.5 |
| 15 | Rocky Lombardi | Mich St | JR | QB | 4 | 82 | 36 | 43.9 | 448 | 5.5 | 2 | 7 | 80.77 | 20.5 | 112.0 |
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.