College football stat leaders

2026 season · FBS players · 8–9 games played by each team · via CollegeFootballData

The top 25 FBS players in 2026 by passing, rushing, receiving and defensive stats, across 138 teams. Season totals unless a list says otherwise. Ties share a rank.

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Receiving
Defense

Best quarterbacks in college football by passing yards

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Passing yards leaders, FBS, 2026
#	Player	ATT	YDS
1	Braden AtkinsonQB · Oregon State	331	2,956
2	Drew MestemakerQB · Oklahoma State	281	2,649
3	Tayven JacksonQB · North Texas	268	2,568
4	Caden VeltkampQB · Florida Atlantic	315	2,534
5	Marcus StokesQB · Memphis	259	2,532
6	Jayden MaiavaQB · USC	296	2,525
7	Noah FifitaQB · Arizona	269	2,464
8	Kevin JenningsQB · SMU	251	2,433
9	Darian MensahQB · Miami	233	2,425
10	John Alan RichterQB · Toledo	259	2,244
11	Jaden CraigQB · TCU	269	2,207
12	Davis WarrenQB · Stanford	308	2,203
13	Trinidad ChamblissQB · Ole Miss	296	2,189
14	Micah AlejadoQB · Hawai'i	337	2,186
15	Giovanni LopezQB · Wake Forest	228	2,176
16	Sam LeavittQB · LSU	256	2,171
17	Ethan GrunkemeyerQB · Virginia Tech	262	2,140
18	Lincoln KienholzQB · Louisville	208	2,094
19	Keelon RussellQB · Alabama	221	2,057
20	Conner WeigmanQB · Houston	233	2,052
21	Julian SayinQB · Ohio State	192	2,007
22	Ashton DanielsQB · Florida State	214	1,968
23	Ryan BrowneQB · Purdue	250	1,964
24	CJ BaileyQB · NC State	244	1,955
25	Trey OwensQB · Arkansas State	233	1,940

Most passing touchdowns in college football

top 25 plus ties

Passing touchdowns leaders, FBS, 2026
#	Player	YDS	TD
T1	Braden AtkinsonQB · Oregon State	2,956	25
T1	Drew MestemakerQB · Oklahoma State	2,649	25
T1	Marcus StokesQB · Memphis	2,532	25
T1	Darian MensahQB · Miami	2,425	25
5	Caden VeltkampQB · Florida Atlantic	2,534	23
6	Tayven JacksonQB · North Texas	2,568	22
7	Kevin JenningsQB · SMU	2,433	21
T8	Jayden MaiavaQB · USC	2,525	20
T8	Conner WeigmanQB · Houston	2,052	20
T10	Noah FifitaQB · Arizona	2,464	19
T10	Julian SayinQB · Ohio State	2,007	19
T10	Deuce BaileyQB · Coastal Carolina	1,935	19
T10	Josh HooverQB · Indiana	1,860	19
T14	Trinidad ChamblissQB · Ole Miss	2,189	18
T14	Giovanni LopezQB · Wake Forest	2,176	18
T14	Brad JacksonQB · Texas State	1,933	18
T14	Devon DampierQB · Utah	1,876	18
T14	C.J. CarrQB · Notre Dame	1,849	18
T19	John Alan RichterQB · Toledo	2,244	17
T19	Sam LeavittQB · LSU	2,171	17
T19	Ethan GrunkemeyerQB · Virginia Tech	2,140	17
T19	Kamario TaylorQB · Mississippi State	1,460	17
T23	Austin SimmonsQB · Missouri	1,935	16
T23	Lanorris SellersQB · South Carolina	1,849	16
T23	Camden ColemanQB · James Madison	1,743	16
T23	Gunner StocktonQB · Georgia	1,671	16

College football quarterback rankings by passer rating

top 25 · at least 15 pass attempts per team game

Passer rating leaders, FBS, 2026
#	Player	ATT	RTG
1	Darian MensahQB · Miami	233	202.7
2	Julian SayinQB · Ohio State	192	184.5
3	Kevin JenningsQB · SMU	251	178.8
4	Marcus StokesQB · Memphis	259	178.5
5	Tayven JacksonQB · North Texas	268	176.2
6	Gunner StocktonQB · Georgia	181	174.1
7	Blake BakerQB · Louisiana Tech	149	173.4
8	Kamario TaylorQB · Mississippi State	159	172.8
9	Giovanni LopezQB · Wake Forest	228	172.4
10	Noah FifitaQB · Arizona	269	171.3
11	Mason HeintschelQB · Pittsburgh	148	170.1
12	Hauss HejnyQB · Colorado State	134	170.0
13	Drew MestemakerQB · Oklahoma State	281	169.0
14	Lincoln KienholzQB · Louisville	208	168.5
15	Aidan ChilesQB · Northwestern	202	168.0
16	Conner WeigmanQB · Houston	233	166.3
17	Braden AtkinsonQB · Oregon State	331	165.5
18	Josh HooverQB · Indiana	206	164.5
19	Deshawn PurdieQB · Liberty	152	163.9
20	Keelon RussellQB · Alabama	221	163.0
21	C.J. CarrQB · Notre Dame	222	162.5
22	Michael Hawkins Jr.QB · West Virginia	159	161.3
23	Nick MinicucciQB · Delaware	170	160.7
24	Caden VeltkampQB · Florida Atlantic	315	160.2
25	Ethan GrunkemeyerQB · Virginia Tech	262	159.9

Rushing yards leaders in college football

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Rushing yards leaders, FBS, 2026
#	Player	CAR	YDS
1	Dylan RileyRB · Boise State	165	1,049
2	Jahiem WhiteRB · North Texas	143	1,043
3	Jamal RobertsRB · Missouri	190	1,005
4	Jackson GutierrezQB · Navy	177	982
5	Nate SheppardRB · Duke	173	972
6	DeSean BishopRB · Tennessee	171	957
7	Aiden FloraRB · Iowa State	131	937
8	Jaylin CarterRB · Memphis	151	929
9	Cam CookRB · West Virginia	186	923
10	Torrance Burgess Jr.RB · Texas State	129	922
11	Caleb HawkinsRB · Oklahoma State	167	906
12	James JonesRB · New Mexico State	139	889
13	Cale HellumsQB · Army	172	874
14	Messiah BurchRB · Buffalo	151	845
15	Michael Hawkins Jr.QB · West Virginia	163	836
16	George PettawayRB · James Madison	124	824
17	Jadan BaughRB · Florida	152	801
18	J'Koby WilliamsRB · Texas Tech	100	794
19	Cole TabbRB · Cincinnati	79	752
20	Micah FordRB · Stanford	156	751
21	Turbo RichardRB · Indiana	113	745
22	Antwan RaymondRB · Rutgers	134	733
23	Steven RobinsonRB · Southern Miss	142	728
24	Wayshawn ParkerRB · Utah	109	726
25	Lee BeebeRB · Indiana	134	715

Rushing touchdown leaders in college football

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Rushing touchdowns leaders, FBS, 2026
#	Player	CAR	TD
1	Cale HellumsQB · Army	172	17
2	Michael Hawkins Jr.QB · West Virginia	163	16
3	Nate SheppardRB · Duke	173	14
T4	Jackson GutierrezQB · Navy	177	13
T4	Jadan BaughRB · Florida	152	13
T4	Jahiem WhiteRB · North Texas	143	13
T7	Wayne KnightRB · UCLA	110	12
T7	Ashton DanielsQB · Florida State	94	12
T9	DeSean BishopRB · Tennessee	171	11
T9	Scottre HumphreyRB · New Mexico	111	11
T9	Lincoln KienholzQB · Louisville	80	11
T12	Jaylin CarterRB · Memphis	151	10
T12	Aidan ChilesQB · Northwestern	86	10
T12	Cole TabbRB · Cincinnati	79	10
T12	A'Marion PetersonRB · UTSA	57	10
T16	Jamal RobertsRB · Missouri	190	9
T16	Dylan RileyRB · Boise State	165	9
T16	Steven RobinsonRB · Southern Miss	142	9
T16	Fame IjeboiRB · Purdue	141	9
T16	Kendrick RaphaelRB · SMU	135	9
T16	D'Wayne' WinfieldQB · Louisiana	109	9
T16	Wayshawn ParkerRB · Utah	109	9
T16	Durell RobinsonRB · Colorado State	104	9
T16	Mark Fletcher Jr.RB · Miami	94	9
T16	TJ HortonRB · Ball State	68	9

Best receivers in college football by receiving yards

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Receiving yards leaders, FBS, 2026
#	Player	REC	YDS
1	Jesse LegreeWR · Oregon State	53	1,110
2	Jeremiah SmithWR · Ohio State	62	1,067
3	Malachi ToneyWR · Miami	73	1,027
4	Umari HatcherWR · Syracuse	60	952
5	Easton MesserWR · Florida Atlantic	72	891
6	Charlie BeckerWR · Indiana	50	875
7	Isaiah MyersWR · Missouri State	41	873
8	Carlos HernandezWR · Wake Forest	57	856
9	Reed HarrisWR · Arizona State	48	804
10	Gavin FreemanWR · Baylor	63	792
11	Justin StevensonWR · North Texas	50	781
12	Collin DixonWR · Illinois	59	776
13	KJ DuffWR · Rutgers	45	774
14	Griffin WildeWR · Northwestern	44	761
15	Kelby ValsinWR · Florida Atlantic	60	752
16	Joseph WilliamsWR · Colorado	51	732
17	Justin BowickWR · Oklahoma State	41	731
18	Cayden LeeWR · Missouri	51	730
19	Wyatt YoungWR · Oklahoma State	43	713
20	Junior SherrillWR · Vanderbilt	49	706
21	Cataurus HicksWR · Pittsburgh	34	698
22	Que'Sean BrownWR · Virginia Tech	51	685
23	Isaiah MizellWR · Arizona	34	675
T24	Deuce AlexanderWR · Ole Miss	48	669
T24	Nick MarshWR · Indiana	38	669

College football receiving leaders by receptions

top 25 plus ties

Receptions leaders, FBS, 2026
#	Player	YDS	REC
1	Malachi ToneyWR · Miami	1,027	73
2	Easton MesserWR · Florida Atlantic	891	72
3	DeAree RogersWR · Northern Illinois	633	64
4	Gavin FreemanWR · Baylor	792	63
5	Jeremiah SmithWR · Ohio State	1,067	62
6	Chase HendricksWR · California	565	61
T7	Umari HatcherWR · Syracuse	952	60
T7	Kelby ValsinWR · Florida Atlantic	752	60
9	Collin DixonWR · Illinois	776	59
10	Chris Durr Jr.WR · Maryland	638	58
11	Carlos HernandezWR · Wake Forest	856	57
12	Anthony Evans IIIWR · Mississippi State	666	56
13	Carson ClarkWR · San José State	642	55
T14	Jesse LegreeWR · Oregon State	1,110	53
T14	Dezmen RoebuckWR · Washington	509	53
T16	Joseph WilliamsWR · Colorado	732	51
T16	Cayden LeeWR · Missouri	730	51
T16	Que'Sean BrownWR · Virginia Tech	685	51
T19	Charlie BeckerWR · Indiana	875	50
T19	Justin StevensonWR · North Texas	781	50
T19	Luke ReynoldsTE · Virginia Tech	493	50
T22	Junior SherrillWR · Vanderbilt	706	49
T22	Jaden BarnesWR · Charlotte	475	49
T24	Reed HarrisWR · Arizona State	804	48
T24	Deuce AlexanderWR · Ole Miss	669	48
T24	Josh DallasWR · Georgia Southern	409	48

Receiving touchdown leaders in college football

top 25 plus ties

Receiving touchdowns leaders, FBS, 2026
#	Player	REC	TD
1	Jesse LegreeWR · Oregon State	53	14
T2	Malachi ToneyWR · Miami	73	13
T2	Jeremiah SmithWR · Ohio State	62	13
4	Collin DixonWR · Illinois	59	10
T5	Easton MesserWR · Florida Atlantic	72	9
T5	Charlie BeckerWR · Indiana	50	9
T5	KJ DuffWR · Rutgers	45	9
T5	Justin BowickWR · Oklahoma State	41	9
T9	Umari HatcherWR · Syracuse	60	8
T9	Justin StevensonWR · North Texas	50	8
T9	Reed HarrisWR · Arizona State	48	8
T9	Wyatt YoungWR · Oklahoma State	43	8
T9	Isaiah MyersWR · Missouri State	41	8
T9	Nick MarshWR · Indiana	38	8
T9	Rodshaun DorseyWR · Georgia State	28	8
T16	Kwazi GilmerWR · Nebraska	42	7
T16	Donovan OlugbodeWR · Missouri	41	7
T16	Adjatay DabbsWR · Toledo	40	7
T16	Patrick OvermyerTE · Houston	39	7
T16	Jackson HarrisWR · LSU	36	7
T16	Cam ColemanWR · Texas	22	7
T22	Kelby ValsinWR · Florida Atlantic	60	6
T22	Luke ReynoldsTE · Virginia Tech	50	6
T22	Amare ThomasWR · Houston	41	6
T22	Chance MorrowWR · Buffalo	41	6
T22	Dakorien MooreWR · Oregon	41	6
T22	Braden PeganWR · Utah	39	6
T22	Jelani ThurmanTE · North Carolina	38	6
T22	Cataurus HicksWR · Pittsburgh	34	6
T22	Isaiah MizellWR · Arizona	34	6
T22	Trent MosleyWR · USC	32	6
T22	Keenan JacksonWR · NC State	30	6
T22	Kyle KochWR · North Texas	28	6
T22	Dashawn MartinWR · Virginia	26	6
T22	Jemyri DavisWR · Memphis	23	6
T22	Sanfrisco MageeWR · Mississippi State	23	6
T22	Anthony EagerWR · South Alabama	20	6

College football sack leaders

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Sacks leaders, FBS, 2026
#	Player	TFL	SACKS
T1	Colin SimmonsEDGE · Texas	16	10.0
T1	Tobi OsunsanmiDL · Indiana	16	10.0
T3	Princewill UmanmielenDE · LSU	13	9.0
T3	Myles BradleyDE · Bowling Green	10	9.0
5	Marlin DeanLB · UAB	12	8.5
6	Andrew ZockDE · Toledo	12	8.0
T7	Alonzo Jackson Jr.LB · Louisiana Tech	13	7.0
T7	Will HeldtDE · Clemson	11	7.0
T7	Xavier LewisDL · North Carolina	10	7.0
T7	Aycen StevensDL · Virginia Tech	10	7.0
T7	Xavier EsquillenLB · Georgia State	10	7.0
T7	Tyree WeathersbyDL · Tennessee	9	7.0
T7	Daeden HopkinsEDGE · Missouri	8	7.0
T7	Marquise LightfootDL · Miami	8	7.0
15	Anthony Holmes Jr.DL · Texas Tech	8	6.5
T16	Darren AguDE · New Mexico	13	6.0
T16	Takari HickleLB · Oregon State	12	6.0
T16	Xavier GilliamDL · Tennessee	12	6.0
T16	Rylan KennedyDL · Florida State	10	6.0
T16	Kelton McCaslinDE · North Dakota State	9	6.0
T16	Jayland McGlothenDL · San José State	8	6.0
T16	Keyshawn JohnsonLB · Syracuse	7	6.0
T16	Sebastian CheeksLB · Wisconsin	7	6.0
T16	Donnie SmithDB · Troy	7	6.0
T16	Kyran DuhonDL · Tulsa	6	6.0

College football tackle leaders

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Total tackles leaders, FBS, 2026
#	Player	SOLO	TKL
1	Dorian PringleLB · Bowling Green	43	87
T2	EJ SmithLB · Nevada	47	86
T2	Jared LloydLB · Missouri State	38	86
4	Derek McdonaldLB · North Carolina	31	82
T5	Nicholas RodriguezLB · Missouri	37	81
T5	Chris Thompson Jr.LB · Tulsa	27	81
T7	Sione HalaLB · San Diego State	49	80
T7	Blake FletcherLB · Air Force	38	80
9	Sullivan SchlimgenLB · Iowa State	42	79
T10	Muaaz ByardLB · UAB	52	78
T10	Dylan LeeLB · San José State	41	78
T10	Dickson AguLB · Tulane	31	78
T13	Gideon LampronLB · Colorado	46	77
T13	Raul Aguirre Jr.LB · NC State	35	77
T15	Cooper CatalanoLB · Wisconsin	36	76
T15	Ethan WesloskiLB · Oklahoma State	31	76
T15	Oumar DiomandeLB · Colorado State	24	76
T18	Curly OrdonezLB · Temple	45	75
T18	Marcellius PulliamLB · Coastal Carolina	23	75
20	Joe DrewS · Arkansas State	38	74
21	Peyton SeelmannLB · North Carolina	29	73
T22	Kevin AdamsS · Tulane	53	72
T22	Owen LongLB · Arizona State	39	72
T22	Grant GodfreyLB · Kentucky	30	72
T22	Noah FlemmingsLB · UL Monroe	28	72

College football interception leaders

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Interceptions leaders, FBS, 2026
#	Player	YDS	INT
T1	Kingston LopaDB · California	80	5
T1	Marion MooreCB · North Dakota State	72	5
T1	LaDainian FieldsCB · Oklahoma State	70	5
T1	Elliot Washington IICB · Clemson	7	5
T1	Kaleb BeasleyDB · Louisville	0	5
T6	Austin BrawleyS · New Mexico	132	4
T6	Mumu Bin-WahadDB · UNLV	90	4
T6	Charlie ComellaDB · Boston College	70	4
T6	Ty BryantDB · Kentucky	70	4
T6	Ta'Shawn JamesDB · UCLA	64	4
T6	Devon JordanCB · Baylor	60	4
T6	Tavian CombsS · New Mexico	43	4
T6	Jordan CastellDB · Kentucky	41	4
T6	Yassine FalkeCB · Northern Illinois	35	4
T6	DJ KellyCB · James Madison	4	4

Stats for FBS players across 138 teams, 2026 season, read Nov 2, 2026 from CollegeFootballData. Passer rating counts quarterbacks with at least 15 pass attempts per team game. These are results to date, not forecasts.