leader in touchdowns college football 2026

Nate Sheppard has scored the most total touchdowns in 2026, with 18 touchdowns.

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Data note: Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1977

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard	18	2026	DUKE	8	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	108	13.5
2	Cale Hellums C. Hellums	17	2026	ARMY	8	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	104	13.0
3	Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr.	16	2026	WVU	8	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	96	12.0
4	Jahiem White J. White	15	2026	UNT	8	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	90	11.3
5	Wayne Knight W. Knight	14	2026	UCLA	8	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	84	10.5
6	Jesse Legree J. Legree	14	2026	ORST	8	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	84	10.5
7	Easton Messer E. Messer	13	2026	FAU	8	2	9	2	0	0	0	0	78	9.8
8	Jeremiah Smith J. Smith	13	2026	OSU	8	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	78	9.8
9	Cole Tabb C. Tabb	13	2026	CIN	8	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	78	9.8
10	Jackson Gutierrez J. Gutierrez	13	2026	NAVY	8	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	9.8
11	Jadan Baugh J. Baugh	13	2026	FLA	8	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	9.8
12	Wayshawn Parker W. Parker	13	2026	UTAH	8	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	78	9.8
13	Malachi Toney M. Toney	13	2026	MIA	8	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	78	9.8
14	Ashton Daniels A. Daniels	12	2026	FSU	8	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	74	9.3
15	A'Marion Peterson A. Peterson	11	2026	UTSA	8	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	66	8.3
16	Lincoln Kienholz L. Kienholz	11	2026	LOU	8	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	8.3
17	DeSean Bishop D. Bishop	11	2026	TENN	8	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	8.3
18	Scottre Humphrey S. Humphrey	11	2026	UNM	8	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	68	8.5
19	Jaylin Carter J. Carter	11	2026	MEM	9	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	66	7.3
20	Nolan James Jr. N. James Jr.	11	2026	ND	8	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	66	8.3
21	Mark Fletcher Jr. M. Fletcher Jr.	10	2026	MIA	7	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	60	8.6
22	Durell Robinson D. Robinson	10	2026	CSU	8	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	60	7.5
23	Aidan Chiles A. Chiles	10	2026	NW	8	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	7.5
24	Kendrick Raphael K. Raphael	10	2026	SMU	8	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	60	7.5
25	Jamal Roberts J. Roberts	10	2026	MIZZ	8	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	60	7.5

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More Duke Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,641

Eget

RUSH

972

Sheppard

REC

308

Burton

Team Rankings

PPG

32.0

48th

OPP PPG

14.3

12th

RUSH YDS/G

184.6

47th

PASS YDS/G

236.0

72nd

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	SMU	4-2	6-2
5	Virginia Tech	3-2	6-2
6	Duke	3-2	6-2
7	Clemson	3-2	5-3
8	Pittsburgh	3-3	6-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	DUKE	@	NCST	12:30 PM
Sat 11/14	DUKE	@	MIA	12:00 PM
Fri 11/20	CLEM	@	DUKE	7:30 PM
Sat 11/28	DUKE	@	WAKE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Boston College

4 - 4

Final

Duke

6 - 2

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375