who leads cfb in passing touchdowns this season

Drew Mestemaker and Darian Mensah are tied for the most passing touchdowns this season, with 29 touchdowns.

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Data note: Passing Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	TD	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	29	2026	OKST	9	206	309	66.7	2,962	9.6	329.1	8	173.0	9.4	2.6	8	61
2	Darian Mensah D. Mensah	29	2026	MIA	10	242	317	76.3	3,076	9.7	307.6	2	186.8	9.1	0.6	11	64
3	Marcus Stokes M. Stokes	28	2026	MEM	10	194	290	66.9	2,845	9.8	284.5	6	177.0	9.7	2.1	16	111
4	Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	27	2026	FAU	9	244	341	71.6	2,746	8.1	305.1	5	162.4	7.9	1.5	16	116
5	Kevin Jennings K. Jennings	26	2026	SMU	10	231	318	72.6	2,973	9.3	297.3	7	173.8	8.2	2.2	18	156
6	Conner Weigman C. Weigman	25	2026	HOU	10	196	299	65.6	2,552	8.5	255.2	3	162.8	8.4	1.0	11	63
7	Braden Atkinson B. Atkinson	25	2026	ORST	9	242	368	65.8	3,169	8.6	352.1	3	158.9	6.8	0.8	15	114
8	Tayven Jackson T. Jackson	23	2026	UNT	9	211	298	70.8	2,880	9.7	320.0	5	174.1	7.7	1.7	6	47
9	CJ Carr	23	2026	ND	10	197	290	67.9	2,385	8.2	238.5	2	161.8	7.9	0.7	3	18
10	Brad Jackson B. Jackson	22	2026	TXST	10	197	285	69.1	2,500	8.8	250.0	6	164.1	7.7	2.1	12	70
11	Noah Fifita N. Fifita	21	2026	ARIZ	9	224	307	73.0	2,794	9.1	310.4	5	168.7	6.8	1.6	22	135
12	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	21	2026	USC	10	224	338	66.3	2,835	8.4	283.5	8	152.5	6.2	2.4	12	106
13	Gunner Stockton G. Stockton	21	2026	UGA	10	157	220	71.4	2,109	9.6	210.9	4	179.8	9.5	1.8	11	69
14	Austin Simmons A. Simmons	21	2026	MIZZ	10	192	308	62.3	2,379	7.7	237.9	3	147.8	6.8	1.0	9	46
15	Keelon Russell K. Russell	21	2026	ALA	10	187	278	67.3	2,480	8.9	248.0	6	162.8	7.6	2.2	27	170
16	Devon Dampier D. Dampier	20	2026	UTAH	9	172	253	68.0	2,053	8.1	228.1	7	156.7	7.9	2.8	12	60
17	Deuce Bailey D. Bailey	20	2026	CCAR	10	170	294	57.8	2,386	8.1	238.6	9	142.3	6.8	3.1	23	195
18	Josh Hoover J. Hoover	19	2026	IND	9	124	206	60.2	1,860	9.0	206.7	2	164.5	9.2	1.0	11	68
19	Maddux Madsen M. Madsen	19	2026	BSU	9	171	254	67.3	2,052	8.1	228.0	1	159.1	7.5	0.4	7	42
20	John Alan Richter J. Alan Richter	19	2026	TOL	10	195	298	65.4	2,501	8.4	250.1	3	155.0	6.4	1.0	11	63
21	Gio Lopez G. Lopez	19	2026	WAKE	9	167	253	66.0	2,377	9.4	264.1	1	168.9	7.5	0.4	13	86
22	Julian Sayin J. Sayin	19	2026	OSU	7	131	192	68.2	2,007	10.5	286.7	4	184.5	9.9	2.1	14	103
23	Kalieb Osborne K. Osborne	19	2026	CONN	10	162	270	60.0	2,376	8.8	237.6	4	154.2	7.0	1.5	31	184
24	Billy Edwards Jr. B. Edwards Jr.	18	2026	UNC	9	178	273	65.2	2,127	7.8	236.3	6	148.0	6.6	2.2	20	127
25	Katin Houser K. Houser	18	2026	ILL	9	178	286	62.2	2,131	7.5	236.8	8	140.0	6.3	2.8	10	73

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More Oklahoma State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,962

Mestemaker

RUSH

1,081

Hawkins

REC

790

Bowick

Team Rankings

PPG

43.9

4th

OPP PPG

27.2

101st

RUSH YDS/G

194.4

31st

PASS YDS/G

339.1

3rd

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Arizona	4-2	7-2
5	Baylor	4-2	6-3
6	Oklahoma State	4-2	6-3
7	Houston	4-3	7-3
8	Arizona State	4-3	6-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/21	OKST	@	ASU	10:15 PM
Sat 11/28	KU	@	OKST	1:00 PM

Last Game

Oklahoma State

6 - 3

Final

Kansas State

4 - 5

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

3,076

Mensah

2,973

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

1,317

Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mensah

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

15

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.7

44.1

43.9

41.8

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

520.1

518.1

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

373.0

343.8

339.1

331.0

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	9	1	.900
2	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	5	.500
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Iowa	7	2	.778
5	USC	7	3	.700
6	Ohio State	7	3	.700
7	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	6	4	.600
13	Michigan	5	5	.500
14	Nebraska	6	4	.600
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	8	.200
17	Maryland	4	6	.400
18	Michigan State	3	7	.300

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	3	.700
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	6	4	.600
12	Auburn	6	4	.600
13	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	8	2	.800
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	6	4	.600
7	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	5	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	4	.556
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	4	6	.400
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	3	.667
6	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400