College Football Passing Touchdowns Leaders

Which player has the most passing touchdowns in college football in 2026?

Braden Atkinson of Oregon State tops the 2026 college football passing touchdowns ranking at 24, through games played October 29, 2026. Next are Caden Veltkamp of Florida Atlantic second at 23, Tayven Jackson of North Texas & Darian Mensah of Miami tied for third at 22 & Marcus Stokes of Memphis fifth at 21. Atkinson's total puts him 1 touchdown clear of second place & 10 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.

Only 5 touchdowns separate first from tenth. Next are Drew Mestemaker of Oklahoma State & Conner Weigman of Houston tied for sixth at 20 & Julian Sayin of Ohio State, Jayden Maiava of USC and Kevin Jennings of SMU tied for eighth at 19.

One touchdown separates fifth from sixth, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Next are Josh Hoover of Indiana & Noah Fifita of Arizona tied 11th at 18, Gio Lopez of Wake Forest, Ethan Grunkemeyer of Virginia Tech, Kamario Taylor of Mississippi State, John Alan Richter of Toledo & Sam Leavitt of LSU tied 13th at 17 & Trinidad Chambliss of Ole Miss, Gunner Stockton of Georgia, Deuce Bailey of Coastal Carolina, CJ Carr of Notre Dame and Camden Coleman of James Madison tied 18th at 16.

All 12 players are within 2 touchdowns of each other. Next are Devon Dampier of Utah & Keelon Russell of Alabama tied 23rd at 15 & Mason Heintschel of Pittsburgh 25th at 14. Seven ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.

How this ranking is measured

Of the 366 college football players with at least one recorded passing attempt ranked in the 2026 regular season, the top 25 are listed above. No minimum attempt threshold is applied. Passing touchdowns count completed passes that result in touchdowns. Figures are as of October 29, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.