The 2026 NCAA FBS rushing touchdowns race remains wide open midway through the season, with no single player establishing clear separation as multiple dual-threat quarterbacks and high-volume running backs cluster near the top of leaderboards. Michael Hawkins Jr. of West Virginia leads with 14 rushing scores through seven games, closely followed by Florida’s Jadan Baugh with 13, while Ashton Daniels, Wayne Knight, DeSean Bishop, and several others sit at 10–11; this bunching stems from mobile signal-callers frequently vowing inside the red zone across varied offensive schemes and the absence of a dominant workhorse back on a high-scoring team. Remaining schedule strength, injury resilience, and potential changes in usage or game scripts over the final six to seven weeks sustain the competitive balance reflected in trader pricing.