What Are Rush Touchdowns?
Rushing touchdowns count touchdowns scored on rushing plays. This table ranks college football players for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Rush Touchdowns Leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Hellums |  | QB | 16 | 3 | 10 | 14 | - | 9 | 7 |
| 1 | Michael Hawkins Jr. |  | QB | 16 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | Jadan Baugh |  | RB | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Jahiem White |  | RB | 13 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Jackson Gutierrez |  | QB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Wayne Knight |  | RB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | DeSean Bishop |  | RB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Ashton Daniels |  | QB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | Lincoln Kienholz |  | QB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | A'Marion Peterson |  | RB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | Lunch Winfield |  | QB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Cole Tabb |  | RB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Nate Sheppard |  | RB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | TJ Horton |  | RB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Scottre Humphrey |  | RB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | Aidan Chiles |  | QB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Fame Ijeboi |  | RB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | Jaquari Lewis |  | RB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | Steven Robinson |  | RB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | Dylan Riley |  | RB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Wayshawn Parker |  | RB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Kendrick Raphael |  | RB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Jaylin Carter |  | RB | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Jalen Buckley |  | RB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | Micah Ford |  | RB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | Durell Robinson |  | RB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | CJ Baxter |  | RB | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Will Wilson |  | QB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Sam Leavitt |  | QB | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Jamal Roberts |  | RB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | George Pettaway |  | RB | 8 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 |
| 32 | Demon June |  | RB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Jordon Davison |  | RB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | PJ Martin |  | RB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | CJ Miller |  | RB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Javian Mallory |  | RB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | Cam Cook | | RB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Liam Szarka |  | QB | 7 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | D.J. Crowther |  | RB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Bear Bachmeier |  | QB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Connor Walendzak | | RB | 7 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Mark Fletcher Jr. | | RB | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Cyncir Bowers |  | RB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Kalieb Osborne | | QB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 45 | Anthony Woods | | RB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | Evan Medders | | QB | 6 | 0 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | Jacurri Brown |  | QB | 6 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| 45 | Tyler Hughes |  | QB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson Arnold |  | QB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | Trinidad Chambliss |  | QB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | Aiden Flora |  | RB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | 6 | 0 |
| 45 | Dilin Jones | | RB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | Turbo Richard |  | RB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 45 | Chauncey Bowens |  | RB | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | Conner Weigman |  | QB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | Gio Lopez |  | QB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | Damari Alston |  | RB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | Ja'Kobi Jackson |  | RB | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | Cardae Mack |  | RB | 6 | 4 | 6 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| 45 | Antwan Raymond |  | RB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | Jordan Gant |  | RB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | JC French IV | | QB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | DeVon Rice |  | RB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | Nolan James Jr. |  | RB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 45 | Boogie Woods III |  | RB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 5 |
| 45 | Byrum Brown |  | QB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 |
| 67 | Ajay Allen |  | RB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Bryson Donelson |  | RB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Kam Davis |  | RB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 67 | J'Koby Williams |  | RB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Ousmane Kromah | | RB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Jaziun Patterson |  | RB | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | Marcellous Hawkins Jr. |  | RB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Jaheim Merriweather |  | RB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Ajani Sheppard |  | QB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Dominic Kelley |  | RB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Torrance Burgess Jr. |  | RB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | Victor Rosa |  | RB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Caden Creel |  | QB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
| 67 | Matt Fuller |  | RB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | James Laubstein | | QB | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Messiah Burch |  | RB | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Raleek Brown |  | RB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Lucky Sutton |  | RB | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Kewan Lacy | | RB | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Rodney Fields Jr. |  | RB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Caleb Komolafe | | RB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Keyjuan Brown | | RB | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 67 | Sedrick Alexander |  | RB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Trelain Maddox |  | RB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Braxton Woodson | | QB | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Ethan Grunkemeyer | | QB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Nate Frazier | | RB | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Gael Ochoa | | QB | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| 67 | Darius Taylor |  | RB | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | Will Henderson III | | RB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Timothy Carter |  | RB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Trae'shawn Brown |  | RB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 67 | Mason McKenzie |  | QB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Weston Bryan |  | QB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 4 |
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Who has the most rush touchdowns in college football in 2026?
Through games played October 29, 2026, Cale Hellums of Army & Michael Hawkins Jr. of West Virginia are tied for the college football lead in rush touchdowns at 16. Jadan Baugh of Florida & Jahiem White of North Texas are tied for third at 13, with Jackson Gutierrez of Navy & Wayne Knight of UCLA tied for fifth at 12. Eight touchdowns separate the leaders from the 25th-ranked player.
Cale Hellums of Army is the highest-ranked quarterback on the board at 16 touchdowns, first overall. DeSean Bishop of Tennessee & Ashton Daniels of Florida State are tied for seventh at 11, with Lincoln Kienholz of Louisville & A'Marion Peterson of UTSA tied for ninth at 10.
One touchdown separates fifth from seventh, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Lunch Winfield of Louisiana, Cole Tabb of Cincinnati, Nate Sheppard of Duke, TJ Horton of Ball State, Scottre Humphrey of New Mexico, Aidan Chiles of Northwestern & Fame Ijeboi of Purdue are tied 11th at 9, with Jaquari Lewis of App State, Steven Robinson of Southern Miss, Dylan Riley of Boise State, Wayshawn Parker of Utah, Kendrick Raphael of SMU, Jaylin Carter of Memphis, Jalen Buckley of Western Michigan and Micah Ford of Stanford tied 18th at 8.
All 15 players are within 1 touchdown of each other. Eighteen of the 25 are running backs; the seven quarterbacks are Hellums first, Hawkins first, Gutierrez fifth, Daniels seventh, Kienholz ninth, Winfield 11th & Chiles 11th. Seven ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
1,524 college football players with at least one recorded rush attempt are ranked for the 2026 regular season. The top 25 appear above. No minimum carry threshold is applied. Rushing touchdowns count touchdowns scored on rushing plays. Figures are as of October 29, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.