2016 Independent Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 10 | 100 | 595 | 5 | 60 | 695 | 11.6 | 69.5 |
| 2 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 10 | 0 | 593 | 5 | 52 | 593 | 11.4 | 59.3 |
| 3 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 161 | 6.0 | 40.3 |
| 4 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 8 | 561 | 135 | 4 | 117 | 696 | 5.9 | 87.0 |
| 5 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 255 | 66 | 3 | 55 | 321 | 5.8 | 107.0 |
| 6 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 5 | 315 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 315 | 5.3 | 63.0 |
| 7 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 10 | 791 | 144 | 4 | 194 | 935 | 4.8 | 93.5 |
| 8 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 7 | 216 | 34 | 0 | 53 | 250 | 4.7 | 35.7 |
| 9 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 4 | 232 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 232 | 4.6 | 58.0 |
| 10 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 4 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 103 | 3.8 | 25.8 |
| 11 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 4 | 274 | 12 | 2 | 77 | 286 | 3.7 | 71.5 |
| 12 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 8 | 333 | 4 | 6 | 96 | 337 | 3.5 | 42.1 |
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.