2016 Independent Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 4 | 723 | 21 | 8 | 95 | 744 | 7.8 | 186.0 |
| 2 | Kell Walker | Army | FR | RB | 4 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 177 | 6.6 | 44.3 |
| 3 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 7 | 593 | 60 | 4 | 100 | 653 | 6.5 | 93.3 |
| 4 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 4 | 242 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 242 | 5.3 | 60.5 |
| 5 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 6 | 188 | 49 | 1 | 47 | 237 | 5.0 | 39.5 |
| 6 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 300 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 300 | 4.3 | 75.0 |
| 6 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 5 | 160 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 167 | 4.3 | 33.4 |
| 8 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 6 | 381 | 69 | 2 | 109 | 450 | 4.1 | 75.0 |
| 8 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 134 | 4.1 | 33.5 |
| 10 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 7 | 285 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 289 | 3.7 | 41.3 |
| 11 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 4 | 207 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 207 | 3.0 | 51.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 5.0 plays per game played.