Who leads college football in passing touchdowns?

Who leads college football in touchdown passes is a player from a small school you probably haven’t heard of, but you should know the name.

With the way offenses have drastically evolved over the years across the college football landscape, there are a variety of ways to score an abundance of touchdowns.

Quarterbacks are able to do more than they ever have when it comes to finding ways to get their team into the end zone, and it seems like just about every conference has at least one remarkable quarterback who can score touchdowns with ease. Some conferences even have a few guys who would fall under that category.

As the regular season starts to come to a close, let’s take a look at the list of players who lead the way with passing touchdowns.

Which quarterback has thrown the most touchdown passes so far?

Who leads the nation in touchdown passes?

Here’s how the list shakes out entering Saturday’s slate of games:

1. Bailey Zappe – Western Kentucky – 48 touchdown passes

T2. Bryce Young – Alabama – 38 touchdown passes

T2. Tanner Mordecai – SMU – 38 touchdown passes

T4. Kenny Pickett – Pittsburgh – 36 touchdown passes

T4. CJ Stroud – Ohio State – 36 touchdown passes

T6. Will Rogers – Mississippi State – 35 touchdown passes

T6. Devin Leary – North Carolina State – 35 touchdown passes

There are several talented players on that list who have been doing all they can to lead their teams to as successful a season as possible. A lot of these guys play in offenses that maximize their ability to get touchdowns frequently. And while these guys are going to continue scoring touchdowns, it doesn’t seem likely that anyone will pass Zappe this season.

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