College Football Leaderboards: 2026 Season
Who leads the country in the stats that matter, FBS players only. Counting stats rank everyone; the per-play ones only count players with a real workload. Click any name with a link for his full profile.
Offense
Passing yards
- 2
1613
SMU · QB - 3
1530
Ohio State · QB - 4
1510Tayven Jackson
North Texas · QB - 5
1450
Mississippi State · QB
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- 6
1446Ethan Grunkemeyer
Virginia Tech · QB - 7
1438
Miami · QB - 8
1431
Notre Dame · QB - 9CV1425Caden Veltkamp
Florida Atlantic · QB - 10
1423Braden Atkinson
Oregon State · QB
Passing touchdowns
- 217Notre Dame · QB
- 315Miami · QB
- 4
15
USC · QB - 5
15
Indiana · QB
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- 614SMU · QB
- 7MS14Marcus Stokes
Memphis · QB - 8
14
Pittsburgh · QB - 9
13Noah Fifita
Arizona · QB - 1013Ohio State · QB
Value per dropback (EPA)
Dylan Raiola
Oregon · QB1.02EPA
- 20.62Ohio State · QB
- 30.61Miami · QB
- 4
0.61Keelon Russell
Alabama · QB - 5
0.58David McComb
Miami (OH) · QB
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- 60.57USC · QB
- 7
0.55Brad Jackson
Texas State · QB - 8MS0.54Marcus StokesMemphis · QB
- 90.54Indiana · QB
- 10
0.51Austin Simmons
Missouri · QB
Qualified: 15+ dropbacks per game played.
Rushing yards
Dylan Riley
Boise State · RB685yds
- 2
652Cam Cook
West Virginia · RB - 3
644
Duke · RB - 4
613
Florida · RB - 5
606Missouri · RB
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- 6
594
Iowa State · RB - 7
587Turbo RichardIndiana · RB - 8JW571Jahiem WhiteNorth Texas · RB
- 9
536DeSean Bishop
Tennessee · RB - 10
513Jaylin CarterMemphis · RB
Rushing touchdowns
- 2
9Ashton Daniels
Florida State · QB - 3
9Wayne Knight
UCLA · RB - 4JW8Jahiem WhiteNorth Texas · RB
- 5LS7Liam Szarka
Air Force · QB
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- 67DeSean BishopTennessee · RB
- 7
6Lincoln Kienholz
Louisville · QB - 8
6
Houston · QB - 9
6
LSU · QB - 10
6Cale Hellums
Army · QB
Yards per carry
Chris Wheatley-Humphrey
Miami · RB9.5ypc
- 29.3Turbo RichardIndiana · RB
- 39.1Wayne KnightUCLA · RB
- 48.1Iowa State · RB
- 5JR7.9Jamal Rule
Nebraska · RB
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- 6
7.8
BYU · RB - 77.3Jaylin CarterMemphis · RB
- 8
7.1Kam Davis
Liberty · RB - 97.1Duke · RB
- 10
6.9Zane SmithHouston · RB
Qualified: 10+ carries per game played.
Receiving yards
- 2
628
Rutgers · WR - 3
604Malachi ToneyMiami · WR - 4
603
Wake Forest · WR - 5JL585Jesse LegreeOregon State · WR
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- 6
574Anthony Evans IIIMississippi State · WR - 7
546
Illinois · WR - 8
517Chris Marshall
Arkansas · WR - 9
512Kelby ValsinFlorida Atlantic · WR - 10
503Notre Dame · WR
Receptions
- 2
42Chris Durr Jr.
Maryland · WR - 3
42Gavin Freeman
Baylor · WR - 440Illinois · WR
- 540Anthony Evans IIIMississippi State · WR
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- 640Kelby ValsinFlorida Atlantic · WR
- 739Malachi ToneyMiami · WR
- 837Wake Forest · WR
- 9
37Luke ReynoldsVirginia Tech · TE - 1035Chris MarshallArkansas · WR
Receiving touchdowns
- 28Illinois · WR
- 3
8Indiana · WR - 47Rutgers · WR
- 56Malachi ToneyMiami · WR
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- 6JL6Jesse LegreeOregon State · WR
- 7
6Missouri · WR - 86Notre Dame · WR
- 9
6Chance Morrow
Buffalo · WR - 10RD6Rodshaun Dorsey
Georgia State · WR
Yards per target
- 218.3Indiana · WR
- 3
18.0Makai JacksonLiberty · WR - 4
17.6Mikey MatthewsUCLA · WR - 5
17.2Reed Harris
Arizona State · WR
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- 6
16.4Wyatt Young
Oklahoma State · WR - 716.3Malachi ToneyMiami · WR
- 8
16.3Jalen Mickens
Louisiana Tech · WR - 9JL16.2Jesse LegreeOregon State · WR
- 1015.7Notre Dame · WR
Qualified: 5+ targets per game played.
Defense
Sacks
- 2
7.0
Texas · EDGE - 3XE7.0Xavier EsquillenGeorgia State · LB
- 4
6.5Myles Bradley
Bowling Green · DE - 5
6.5Daeden HopkinsMissouri · EDGE
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- 6
6.0Xavier Lewis
North Carolina · DL - 7
5.5Aycen StevensVirginia Tech · DL - 8
5.0Ibrahim Diawara
Coastal Carolina · DE - 9CH5.0Cortez HarrisVirginia Tech · DL
- 10
5.0Jabriel Rhodes-NelsonGeorgia State · DE
Tackles for loss
- 2
9.0Santana Hopper
Colorado · DL - 38.5Texas · EDGE
- 4
8.5Wendell Gregory
Kansas State · DE - 58.5Xavier LewisNorth Carolina · DL
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- 6
8.5Tobi OsunsanmiIndiana · DL - 7
8.5Xavier GilliamTennessee · DL - 8XE8.5Xavier EsquillenGeorgia State · LB
- 9
8.0Elijah Melendez
Auburn · LB - 10
8.0Marlin Dean
UAB · LB
QB hurries
LGBuffalo · EDGE
Logan Goodwin
Buffalo · EDGE9hurries
- 28Santana HopperColorado · DL
- 3
8Blake Matthews
Delaware · LB - 4
7Notre Dame · DL - 5
7Thomas Davis
Tulsa · DL
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7Alabama · LB - 7
7Jeremiah Tuiileila
San José State · DL - 8
6Oregon · LB - 9
6Kelvon Mcbride
Marshall · EDGE - 10
6Justin StearnsSan José State · DL
Tackles
EJ Smith
Nevada · LB56tkl
- 2
50Curly Ordonez
Temple · LB - 3
50Muaaz ByardUAB · LB - 4
50Zach Mowchan
Eastern Michigan · LB - 5
49Chris Thompson Jr.Tulsa · LB
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- 6
49Dorian PringleBowling Green · LB - 7
47Oumar Diomande
Colorado State · LB - 8
47Marcellius PulliamCoastal Carolina · LB - 9
46Sullivan SchlimgenIowa State · LB - 10
46Nicholas RodriguezMissouri · LB
Interceptions
Kingston Lopa
California · DB5INT
- 2
3Ta'Shawn JamesUCLA · DB - 3
3Kaleb BeasleyLouisville · DB - 4
3Elliot Washington II
Clemson · CB - 5
3C.J. BlockerColorado State · CB
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3Simeon Harris
Fresno State · DB - 7YF3Yassine Falke
Northern Illinois · CB - 8
3DJ Kelly
James Madison · CB - 9
3Travis AndersonBoise State · DB - 10
3Kobi Albert
Southern Miss · DB
Passes defended
- 2
8Amarien JeffersonMississippi State · CB - 3JL7Janard LockhardtLouisiana Tech · DB
- 4
6Jordan AllenHouston · DB - 5
6Mississippi State · CB
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- 6
6Sherrod SmithBoise State · DB - 7
6Caleb DobbsEastern Michigan · DB - 8
6Jaylen Watson
Iowa · DB - 9
6Tyson McCraryGeorgia State · CB - 10
6Audavion Collins
Penn State · CB
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