2026 season

National leaders

Who leads college football, by the numbers. 138 of 138 FBS teams have played, so these are 2026 numbers.

Passing yards · Rushing yards · Receiving yards · Tackles · Sacks · Interceptions

Regular season only. These are the source's leaderboards, which stop at the conference title games — a player page counts his bowl or playoff games too, so a season figure there can be the larger of the two. A quarterback with a bowl game to his name is carrying two true totals for the same year, and the difference between them is that one game.

Passing yards

Rank	Player	Team	YDS	Line
1	Braden Atkinson QB	Oregon StORST	1,848	137/197, 1848 YDS, 16 TD, 2 INT
2	Jayden Maiava QB	USCUSC	1,744	131/191, 1744 YDS, 15 TD, 3 INT
3	Kevin Jennings QB	SMUSMU	1,588	117/156, 1588 YDS, 14 TD, 5 INT
4	Lincoln Kienholz QB	LouisvilleLOU	1,534	107/154, 1534 YDS, 9 TD, 1 INT
5	Julian Sayin QB	Ohio StateOSU	1,530	103/142, 1530 YDS, 13 TD, 1 INT
6	Luke Weaver QB	San José StSJSU	1,529	132/209, 1529 YDS, 11 TD, 6 INT
7	Tayven Jackson QB	North TexasUNT	1,519	119/167, 1519 YDS, 10 TD, 4 INT
8	Trey Owens QB	Arkansas StARST	1,461	121/176, 1461 YDS, 9 TD, 6 INT
9	Kamario Taylor QB	Mississippi StMSST	1,450	102/154, 1450 YDS, 17 TD, 4 INT
10	Ethan Grunkemeyer QB	Virginia TechVT	1,446	131/177, 1446 YDS, 11 TD, 2 INT
11	Darian Mensah QB	MiamiMIA	1,438	112/133, 1438 YDS, 15 TD
12	Caden Veltkamp QB	FAUFAU	1,427	128/175, 1427 YDS, 12 TD, 2 INT
13	Caden Creel QB	Jax StateJXST	1,423	113/170, 1423 YDS, 10 TD, 5 INT
14	Noah Fifita QB	ArizonaARIZ	1,415	124/168, 1415 YDS, 13 TD, 3 INT
15	Keelon Russell QB	AlabamaALA	1,414	94/132, 1414 YDS, 11 TD, 2 INT
16	Jaden Craig QB	TCUTCU	1,400	108/157, 1400 YDS, 8 TD, 4 INT
17	Demond Williams Jr. QB	WashingtonWASH	1,396	116/174, 1396 YDS, 8 TD, 3 INT
18	Ryan Browne QB	PurduePUR	1,390	110/156, 1390 YDS, 8 TD, 1 INT
19	Gio Lopez QB	Wake ForestWAKE	1,377	98/151, 1377 YDS, 10 TD, 1 INT
20	Marcus Stokes QB	MemphisMEM	1,371	90/123, 1371 YDS, 14 TD, 3 INT
21	John Alan Richter QB	ToledoTOL	1,362	98/153, 1362 YDS, 13 TD, 1 INT
22	Micah Alejado QB	Hawai'iHAW	1,361	132/216, 1361 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT
23	Ashton Daniels QB	Florida StFSU	1,320	91/153, 1320 YDS, 8 TD, 7 INT
24	Landyn Locke QB	Sam HoustonSHSU	1,306	116/175, 1306 YDS, 11 TD, 3 INT
25	Mason Heintschel QB	PittPITT	1,304	98/148, 1304 YDS, 14 TD, 1 INT

The table shows the top 25. Behind it, every FBS player above 1,461 yds was available to rank; below that a player who is not among his own team’s leaders in this category can be missing, because the source is each team’s leaders rather than a national roster.

Rushing yards

Rank	Player	Team	YDS	Line
1	Dylan Riley RB	Boise StBOIS	685	108 CAR, 685 YDS, 5 TD
2	Aiden Flora RB	Iowa StateISU	680	90 CAR, 680 YDS, 6 TD
3	Cam Cook RB	West VirginiaWVU	652	119 CAR, 652 YDS, 5 TD
4	Nate Sheppard RB	DukeDUKE	644	91 CAR, 644 YDS, 6 TD
5	Torrance Burgess Jr. RB	Texas StTXST	614	84 CAR, 614 YDS, 1 TD
6	Jadan Baugh RB	FloridaFLA	613	95 CAR, 613 YDS, 11 TD
7	Jamal Roberts RB	MissouriMIZ	606	113 CAR, 606 YDS, 6 TD
8	James Jones RB	New Mexico StNMSU	599	92 CAR, 599 YDS, 3 TD
9	Turbo Richard RB	IndianaIU	587	63 CAR, 587 YDS, 5 TD
10	Jahiem White RB	North TexasUNT	582	84 CAR, 582 YDS, 8 TD
11	Michael Hawkins Jr. QB	West VirginiaWVU	574	92 CAR, 574 YDS, 11 TD
12	Ousmane Kromah RB	Florida StFSU	565	100 CAR, 565 YDS, 5 TD
13	Isaac Brown RB	LouisvilleLOU	557	74 CAR, 557 YDS, 4 TD
14	Jabari Bates RB	San José StSJSU	556	120 CAR, 556 YDS, 1 TD
15	DeSean Bishop RB	TennesseeTENN	540	88 CAR, 540 YDS, 7 TD
16	Kam Davis RB	LibertyLIB	524	74 CAR, 524 YDS, 4 TD
17	Lee Beebe Jr. RB	IndianaIU	520	89 CAR, 520 YDS, 4 TD
18	Kamari Moulton RB	IowaIOWA	519	76 CAR, 519 YDS, 4 TD
19	Jaylin Carter RB	MemphisMEM	513	70 CAR, 513 YDS, 6 TD
20	George Pettaway RB	James MadisonJMU	497	74 CAR, 497 YDS, 6 TD
21	Jacurri Brown QB	RiceRICE	495	88 CAR, 495 YDS, 4 TD
22	King Miller RB	USCUSC	493	95 CAR, 493 YDS, 3 TD
23	Will Henderson III RB	UTSAUTSA	484	78 CAR, 484 YDS, 3 TD
24	D.J. Crowther RB	South FloridaUSF	476	94 CAR, 476 YDS, 7 TD
25	Angel Flores QB	C MichiganCMU	474	81 CAR, 474 YDS, 4 TD

The table shows the top 25. Behind it, every FBS player above 276 yds was available to rank; below that a player who is not among his own team’s leaders in this category can be missing, because the source is each team’s leaders rather than a national roster.

Receiving yards

Rank	Player	Team	YDS	Line
1	Jeremiah Smith WR	Ohio StateOSU	823	44 REC, 823 YDS, 9 TD
2	Jesse Legree WR	Oregon StORST	741	28 REC, 741 YDS, 9 TD
3	KJ Duff WR	RutgersRUTG	628	33 REC, 628 YDS, 7 TD
4	Malachi Toney WR	MiamiMIA	604	39 REC, 604 YDS, 6 TD
5	Carlos Hernandez WR	Wake ForestWAKE	603	37 REC, 603 YDS, 3 TD
6	Anthony Evans III WR	Mississippi StMSST	574	40 REC, 574 YDS, 5 TD
7	Chris Marshall WR	ArkansasARK	549	35 REC, 549 YDS, 2 TD
8	Collin Dixon WR	IllinoisILL	546	40 REC, 546 YDS, 8 TD
9	Cayden Lee WR	MissouriMIZ	522	35 REC, 522 YDS, 4 TD
10	Makai Jackson WR	LibertyLIB	515	22 REC, 515 YDS, 5 TD
11	Kelby Valsin WR	FAUFAU	512	40 REC, 512 YDS, 5 TD
12	Reed Harris WR	Arizona StASU	499	26 REC, 499 YDS, 5 TD
13	Gavin Freeman WR	BaylorBAY	479	42 REC, 479 YDS, 2 TD
14	Charlie Becker WR	IndianaIU	477	27 REC, 477 YDS, 8 TD
15	Junior Sherrill WR	VanderbiltVAN	474	28 REC, 474 YDS, 3 TD
16	Eli Wood WR	Utah StateUSU	472	36 REC, 472 YDS, 5 TD
17	Chris Durr Jr. WR	MarylandMD	461	42 REC, 461 YDS, 4 TD
18	Joseph Williams WR	ColoradoCOLO	454	32 REC, 454 YDS, 5 TD
19	Asaad Waseem WR	PurduePUR	453	27 REC, 453 YDS, 1 TD
20	JJ Buchanan WR	MichiganMICH	446	24 REC, 446 YDS, 4 TD
21	Easton Messer WR	FAUFAU	445	32 REC, 445 YDS, 3 TD
22	Tre Richardson WR	LouisvilleLOU	445	29 REC, 445 YDS, 2 TD
23	Umari Hatcher WR	SyracuseSYR	434	29 REC, 434 YDS, 5 TD
24	Deuce Alexander WR	Ole MissMISS	429	27 REC, 429 YDS, 4 TD
25	Lawayne McCoy WR	LouisvilleLOU	420	20 REC, 420 YDS, 4 TD

The table shows the top 25. Behind it, every FBS player above 259 yds was available to rank; below that a player who is not among his own team’s leaders in this category can be missing, because the source is each team’s leaders rather than a national roster.

Tackles

Rank	Player	Team	TOT	Line
1	Jared Lloyd LB	Missouri StMOST	62	62
2	Joe Drew S	Arkansas StARST	59	59
3	Sullivan Schlimgen LB	Iowa StateISU	56	56
4	EJ Smith LB	NevadaNEV	55	55
5	Dylan Lee LB	San José StSJSU	54	54
6	Jaylen Lewis DB	Western KYWKU	53	53
7	Sione Hala LB	San Diego StSDSU	53	53
8	Cam Buffington LB	IowaIOWA	52	52
9	Brevin Hamblin S	Utah StateUSU	51	51
10	Oumar Diomande LB	Colorado StCSU	51	51
11	Curly Ordonez LB	TempleTEM	50	50
12	Nicholas Rodriguez LB	MissouriMIZ	50	50
13	Nick Session S	New Mexico StNMSU	50	50
14	Zach Mowchan LB	E MichiganEMU	50	50
15	Asher Cunningham LB	Utah StateUSU	49	49
16	Chris Thompson Jr. LB	TulsaTLSA	49	49
17	Dorian Pringle LB	Bowling GreenBGSU	49	49
18	Muaaz Byard LB	UABUAB	48	48
19	T.J. Capers LB	LouisvilleLOU	48	48
20	Korey Smith LB	MTSUMTSU	47	47
21	Brandon Tucker LB	UTSAUTSA	46	46
22	Marcellius Pulliam LB	CoastalCCU	46	46
23	Anthony Palano LB	Boston CollegeBC	45	45
24	CJ Coombes S	North TexasUNT	45	45
25	Cooper Catalano LB	WisconsinWIS	45	45

The table shows the top 25. Behind it, every FBS player above 43 tot was available to rank; below that a player who is not among his own team’s leaders in this category can be missing, because the source is each team’s leaders rather than a national roster.

Sacks

Rank	Player	Team	SACKS	Line
1	Princewill Umanmielen DE	LSULSU	8	8
2	Colin Simmons EDGE	TexasTEX	7.5	7.5
3	Xavier Esqillion LB	Georgia StGAST	7	7
4	Myles Bradley DE	Bowling GreenBGSU	6.5	6.5
5	Daeden Hopkins EDGE	MissouriMIZ	6	6
6	Xavier Lewis DL	North CarolinaUNC	6	6
7	Aycen Stevens DL	Virginia TechVT	5.5	5.5
8	Cortez Harris DL	Virginia TechVT	5	5
9	DeeJay Holmes Jr. DL	FIUFIU	5	5
10	Deuce Geralds DT	LSULSU	5	5
11	Donnie Smith DB	TroyTROY	5	5
12	Ibrahim Diawara DE	CoastalCCU	5	5
13	Jabriel Rhodes-Nelson DE	Georgia StGAST	5	5
14	Marlin Dean LB	UABUAB	5	5
15	Marquise Lightfoot DL	MiamiMIA	5	5
16	Rylan Kennedy DL	Florida StFSU	5	5
17	Blake Matthews LB	DelawareDEL	4.5	4.5
18	Gabe Peterson DE	New Mexico StNMSU	4.5	4.5
19	Marques White DE	SMUSMU	4.5	4.5
20	Alonzo Jackson Jr. LB	Louisiana TechLT	4	4
21	Brett Karhu DE	New MexicoUNM	4	4
22	Caleb Sandstrom DL	App StateAPP	4	4
23	Chase Kennedy LB	ArizonaARIZ	4	4
24	Clev Lubin DL	LouisvilleLOU	4	4
25	Jayden Woods LB	FloridaFLA	4	4

The table shows the top 25. Behind it, every FBS player above 3.5 sacks was available to rank; below that a player who is not among his own team’s leaders in this category can be missing, because the source is each team’s leaders rather than a national roster.

Interceptions

Rank	Player	Team	INT	Line
1	Kingston Lopa DB	CaliforniaCAL	5	5
2	Kaleb Beasley DB	LouisvilleLOU	4	4
3	Brandyn Hillman S	VirginiaUVA	3	3
4	CJ Blocker CB	Colorado StCSU	3	3
5	DJ Kelly CB	James MadisonJMU	3	3
6	Damyrion Darby CB	South AlabamaUSA	3	3
7	Elliot Washington II CB	ClemsonCLEM	3	3
8	Jahmad Harmon S	UMassMASS	3	3
9	Kobi Albert DB	Southern MissUSM	3	3
10	Simeon Harris DB	Fresno StFRES	3	3
11	Ta'Shawn James DB	UCLAUCLA	3	3
12	Tavian Combs S	New MexicoUNM	3	3
13	Travis Anderson DB	Boise StBOIS	3	3
14	Yassine Falke CB	N IllinoisNIU	3	3
15	Alex McLaughlin S	WashingtonWASH	2	2
16	Andre Jordan Jr. CB	AuburnAUB	2	2
17	Anthony Palano LB	Boston CollegeBC	2	2
18	Austin Brawley S	New MexicoUNM	2	2
19	Austin Romaine LB	Texas TechTTU	2	2
20	Ayden Duncanson DB	East CarolinaECU	2	2
21	Bo Simpson-Nealy DB	FAUFAU	2	2
22	Bradlee Jones DB	RutgersRUTG	2	2
23	Brent Gordon Jr. CB	LouisianaUL	2	2
24	Brice Pollock CB	Texas TechTTU	2	2
25	Caleb Dobbs DB	E MichiganEMU	2	2

The table shows the top 25. Behind it, every FBS player above 2 int was available to rank; below that a player who is not among his own team’s leaders in this category can be missing, because the source is each team’s leaders rather than a national roster.