Some teams in the Big Ten are offensive-minded, such as Maryland and Ohio State. Michigan football is becoming increasingly offensive-minded, but is still, in many ways, a defensive team. Other teams are all defense, with essentially no offense, such as Iowa and Rutgers. Other teams, like Northwestern, are bad at both.
Now we have four weeks of data and established starters with most teams moving into conference play. PFF has graded the top quarterbacks in the Big Ten through Week 4, and while there will certainly continue to be more movement as the competition grows thicker, certain passers are establishing themselves among the conference’s best.
Here is how they’ve graded out according to PFF and how they rank against each other.