2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 4 | 147 | 111 | 75.5 | 1340 | 9.1 | 10 | 1 | 173.17 | 36.8 | 335.0 |
| 1 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 4 | 100 | 62 | 62.0 | 901 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 168.68 | 25.0 | 225.3 |
| 3 | C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | FR | QB | 3 | 101 | 63 | 62.4 | 963 | 9.5 | 8 | 3 | 162.67 | 33.7 | 321.0 |
| 3 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 4 | 120 | 86 | 71.7 | 1158 | 9.7 | 8 | 2 | 171.40 | 30.0 | 289.5 |
| 5 | Jack Plummer | Purdue | JR | QB | 4 | 118 | 82 | 69.5 | 840 | 7.1 | 7 | 0 | 148.87 | 29.5 | 210.0 |
| 6 | Artur Sitkowski | Illinois | SO | QB | 3 | 102 | 58 | 56.9 | 611 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 124.63 | 34.0 | 203.7 |
| 7 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 5 | 133 | 89 | 66.9 | 1261 | 9.5 | 5 | 2 | 155.95 | 26.6 | 252.2 |
| 7 | Noah Vedral | Rutgers | SR | QB | 4 | 112 | 76 | 67.9 | 762 | 6.8 | 5 | 0 | 139.74 | 28.0 | 190.5 |
| 9 | Michael Penix Jr. | Indiana | JR | QB | 4 | 140 | 77 | 55.0 | 821 | 5.9 | 4 | 6 | 105.12 | 35.0 | 205.3 |
| 9 | Spencer Petras | Iowa | JR | QB | 4 | 107 | 64 | 59.8 | 684 | 6.4 | 4 | 1 | 123.98 | 26.8 | 171.0 |
| 9 | Hunter Johnson | N'western | SR | QB | 3 | 75 | 45 | 60.0 | 424 | 5.7 | 4 | 4 | 114.42 | 25.0 | 141.3 |
| 12 | Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 72 | 38 | 52.8 | 540 | 7.5 | 3 | 2 | 123.97 | 18.0 | 135.0 |
| 12 | Cade McNamara | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 53 | 33 | 62.3 | 534 | 10.1 | 3 | 0 | 165.57 | 13.3 | 133.5 |
| 12 | Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | SR | QB | 3 | 48 | 32 | 66.7 | 372 | 7.8 | 3 | 4 | 135.73 | 16.0 | 124.0 |
| 15 | Kyle McCord | Ohio State | FR | QB | 1 | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 319 | 17.7 | 2 | 1 | 246.64 | 18.0 | 319.0 |
| 15 | Andrew Marty | N'western | SR | QB | 2 | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 151 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 189.28 | 8.0 | 75.5 |
| 17 | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 3 | 95 | 54 | 56.8 | 566 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | 97.73 | 31.7 | 188.7 |
| 17 | Reece Udinski | Maryland | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 0 | 288.64 | 5.0 | 73.0 |
| 17 | J.J. McCarthy | Michigan | FR | QB | 2 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 122 | 10.2 | 1 | 0 | 179.57 | 6.0 | 61.0 |
| 17 | Jack Tuttle | Indiana | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 91 | 15.2 | 1 | 0 | 215.73 | 3.0 | 45.5 |
| 17 | Ta'Quan Roberson | Penn State | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 51 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 165.48 | 3.5 | 25.5 |