2026 College Passing Touchdowns Leaders

Touchdown passes.

The 2026 leaders: Kamario Taylor (17), Braden Atkinson (16), Jayden Maiava (15).

Passing Touchdowns

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 218 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	TD
1	Kamario Taylor	QB	MSST	154	163	17
2	Braden Atkinson	QB	ORST	196	200	16
3	Jayden Maiava	QB	USC	191	193	15
4	Darian Mensah	QB	MIA	133	128	15
5	Josh Hoover	QB	IU	107	110	15
6	Kevin Jennings	QB	SMU	156	159	14
7	Marcus Stokes	QB	MEM	123	126	14
8	Mason Heintschel	QB	PITT	148	151	14
9	Julian Sayin	QB	OSU	142	143	13
10	Noah Fifita	QB	ARIZ	167	176	13
11	John Alan Richter	QB	TOL	153	152	13
12	Austin Simmons	QB	MIZ	136	140	13
13	Brad Jackson	QB	TXST	138	136	13
14	CJ Carr	QB	ND	124	124	13
15	Anthony Colandrea	QB	NEB	143	145	13
16	Gunner Stockton	QB	UGA	102	104	13
17	Caden Veltkamp	QB	FAU	174	177	12
18	Deuce Bailey	QB	CCU	155	161	12
19	Cameran Brown	QB	GAST	131	131	12
20	Beau Pribula	QB	UVA	118	130	12
21	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB	VT	177	182	11
22	Keelon Russell	QB	ALA	132	141	11
23	Luke Weaver	QB	SJSU	171	179	11
24	Drew Mestemaker	QB	OKST	141	142	11
25	Katin Houser	QB	ILL	155	160	11
26	Conner Weigman	QB	HOU	135	136	11
27	Landyn Locke	QB	SHSU	145	151	11
28	Kenny Minchey	QB	UK	142	149	11
29	Maddux Madsen	QB	BOIS	132	134	11
30	Tayven Jackson	QB	UNT	168	167	10
31	Gio Lopez	QB	WAKE	151	156	10
32	Kalieb Osborne	QB	CONN	140	145	10
33	Colton Joseph	QB	WIS	143	145	10
34	Rocco Becht	QB	PSU	134	136	10
35	Cutter Boley	QB	ASU	127	129	10
36	Camden Coleman	QB	JMU	128	130	10
37	Hauss Hejny	QB	CSU	73	74	10
38	Lincoln Kienholz	QB	LOU	139	144	9
39	Caden Creel	QB	JXST	126	127	9
40	Dante Moore	QB	ORE	99	105	9
41	Devon Dampier	QB	UTAH	101	103	9
42	Jaden Craig	QB	TCU	157	166	8
43	Ryan Browne	QB	PUR	156	163	8
44	Demond Williams Jr.	QB	WASH	163	174	8
45	CJ Bailey	QB	NCSU	150	156	8
46	Max Johnson	QB	GASO	186	187	8
47	Trinidad Chambliss	QB	MISS	144	144	8
48	Sam Leavitt	QB	LSU	139	144	8
49	Noah Kim	QB	EMU	203	205	8
50	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	QB	CAL	164	167	8
51	Aaron Philo	QB	FLA	121	126	8
52	Drake Lindsey	QB	MINN	157	157	8
53	Jackson Arnold	QB	UNLV	133	144	8
54	LaNorris Sellers	QB	SC	152	157	8
55	Roman Gagliano	QB	MTSU	156	160	8
56	John Mateer	QB	OU	109	111	8
57	DJ Lagway	QB	BAY	133	137	8
58	Malik Washington	QB	MD	197	200	7
59	Malachi Singleton	QB	APP	132	134	7
60	David McComb	QB	M-OH	103	107	7
61	Byrum Brown	QB	AUB	158	176	7
62	Owen McCown	QB	UTSA	151	153	7
63	Nathan Hayes	QB	NDSU	116	122	7
64	Deshawn Purdie	QB	LIB	100	108	7
65	Avery Johnson	QB	KSU	133	130	7
66	Arch Manning	QB	TEX	116	124	7
67	Michael Hawkins Jr.	QB	WVU	83	89	7
68	Goose Crowder	QB	TROY	132	137	7
69	William Watson III	QB	MASS	100	104	7
70	Dylan Lonergan	QB	RUTG	92	94	7
71	Faizon Brandon	QB	TENN	101	113	7
72	EJ Colson Jr.	QB	UTEP	77	90	7
73	Ashton Daniels	QB	FSU	116	127	6
74	KJ Jackson	QB	ARK	157	165	6
75	Jayden Mandal	QB	FRES	137	136	6
76	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	QB	MRSH	133	138	6
77	Alberto Mendoza	QB	GT	123	127	6
78	JC French IV	QB	CIN	123	130	6
79	Marcel Reed	QB	TA&M	149	154	6
80	Jaylen Raynor	QB	ISU	119	123	6
81	Aidan Chiles	QB	NU	89	95	6
82	Billy Edwards Jr.	QB	UNC	106	112	6
83	Isaiah Marshall	QB	KU	104	108	6
84	Jared Hollins	QB	USA	82	85	6
85	Grady Brosterhous	QB	USU	116	130	6
86	Julian Lewis	QB	COLO	95	101	6
87	Walker Eget	QB	DUKE	93	91	6
88	Bear Bachmeier	QB	BYU	86	89	6
89	Ajani Sheppard	QB	TEM	72	76	6
90	AJ Surace	QB	RUTG	53	60	6
91	Amari Odom	QB	SYR	47	46	6
92	Davis Warren	QB	STAN	173	178	5
93	Will Hammond	QB	TTU	142	147	5
94	JJ Kohl	QB	FIU	140	142	5
95	Trey Owens	QB	ARST	133	138	5
96	Mason McKenzie	QB	BC	139	148	5
97	Trey Hedden	QB	NMSU	116	120	5
98	Bryce Underwood	QB	MICH	113	119	5
99	Jackson Sharman	QB	SAC	143	146	5
100	Aidan Armenta	QB	ULM	107	111	5

More 2026 College Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) ACE per 100 Attempts Expected Completion % Success Rate Total Passing EPA Total QB EPA (Passing + Rushing) First-Down Rate per Dropback Explosive Pass Rate Negative-Play Rate EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time NFL Passer Rating Completion % Yards per Attempt Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Adjusted Yards per Attempt Net Yards per Attempt Yards per Completion Touchdown % Interception % TD:INT Ratio Sack % Passing Yards per Game Pass Attempts per Game Passing Yards Completions Pass Attempts Interceptions Thrown Sacks Taken Passing First Downs 20+ Yard Completions 40+ Yard Completions Longest Completion 300-Yard Passing Games 4-Touchdown Games Wins as Starter Average Depth of Target Deep Attempt Rate Deep Completion % YAC per Completion Share of Yards Through the Air 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Red Zone Touchdown Rate Clutch EPA per Dropback Clutch Passer Rating Two-Minute Drill EPA per Dropback Game-Winning Drives 4th-Quarter Comebacks Quarterback Rushing Yards Quarterback Rushing EPA Quarterback Rushing Yards Excluding Sacks NCAA Passing Efficiency QB Sneak Conversion Rate Touchdowns Responsible For Total Yards (Passing + Rushing)

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