2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - On 1st Down through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 13 | 208 | 160 | 76.9 | 1913 | 10 | 5 | 165.23 | 70 | 66 | 43 | 20 |
| 1 | Logan Smothers | Nebraska | FR | QB | 2 | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 171.91 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | SR | QB | 12 | 165 | 123 | 74.5 | 1502 | 11 | 1 | 171.81 | 75 | 55 | 40 | 15 |
| 4 | Jack Plummer | Purdue | JR | QB | 7 | 56 | 41 | 73.2 | 367 | 3 | 0 | 145.94 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 11 | 127 | 89 | 70.1 | 1617 | 8 | 3 | 193.10 | 70 | 52 | 43 | 24 |
| 6 | Ryan Hilinski | N'western | SO | QB | 8 | 59 | 41 | 69.5 | 387 | 2 | 0 | 135.78 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | FR | QB | 12 | 196 | 136 | 69.4 | 1958 | 16 | 3 | 177.19 | 77 | 69 | 43 | 22 |
| 8 | Evan Simon | Rutgers | FR | QB | 4 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 119.63 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Noah Vedral | Rutgers | SR | QB | 13 | 102 | 69 | 67.6 | 804 | 5 | 2 | 146.12 | 75 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| 10 | Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | SR | QB | 13 | 78 | 50 | 64.1 | 746 | 3 | 3 | 149.44 | 54 | 31 | 20 | 11 |
| 11 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 13 | 149 | 94 | 63.1 | 1562 | 11 | 2 | 172.83 | 85 | 52 | 37 | 18 |
| 12 | Cade McNamara | Michigan | JR | QB | 14 | 120 | 75 | 62.5 | 953 | 6 | 3 | 140.71 | 87 | 29 | 20 | 8 |
| 12 | Alex Padilla | Iowa | SO | QB | 8 | 40 | 25 | 62.5 | 314 | 2 | 0 | 144.94 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Kyle McCord | Ohio State | FR | QB | 5 | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 313 | 1 | 1 | 193.30 | 85 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 15 | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 13 | 99 | 60 | 60.6 | 896 | 2 | 3 | 137.25 | 72 | 41 | 26 | 6 |
| 16 | Michael Penix Jr. | Indiana | JR | QB | 5 | 58 | 35 | 60.3 | 365 | 1 | 3 | 108.56 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 17 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 13 | 166 | 100 | 60.2 | 1169 | 9 | 3 | 133.67 | 52 | 45 | 28 | 12 |
| 18 | Hunter Johnson | N'western | SR | QB | 3 | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 124 | 2 | 2 | 112.06 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Christian Veilleux | Penn State | FR | QB | 1 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 182.04 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Andrew Marty | N'western | SR | QB | 5 | 45 | 26 | 57.8 | 324 | 2 | 4 | 115.15 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| 21 | J.J. McCarthy | Michigan | FR | QB | 9 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 115.25 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Artur Sitkowski | Illinois | SO | QB | 5 | 48 | 27 | 56.3 | 258 | 3 | 1 | 117.86 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 23 | Brandon Peters | Illinois | SR | QB | 9 | 56 | 30 | 53.6 | 500 | 5 | 1 | 154.47 | 56 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
| 24 | Spencer Petras | Iowa | JR | QB | 11 | 97 | 49 | 50.5 | 663 | 3 | 3 | 111.95 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 6 |
| 25 | Jack Tuttle | Indiana | JR | QB | 6 | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 209 | 1 | 2 | 99.58 | 76 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Grant Gremel | Indiana | SO | QB | 4 | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 93.59 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Donaven McCulley | Indiana | FR | QB | 5 | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 249 | 1 | 1 | 103.38 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 10.0 pass attempts on 1st down.