2016 Independent Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 224 | 1 | 16 | 224 | 14.0 | 74.7 |
| 2 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 78.0 |
| 3 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 50.0 |
| 4 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 57.0 |
| 5 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 305 | 55 | 2 | 43 | 360 | 8.4 | 120.0 |
| 6 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 101 | 7.8 | 101.0 |
| 7 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 1 | 169 | 11 | 2 | 26 | 180 | 6.9 | 180.0 |
| 8 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 121 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 121 | 5.5 | 121.0 |
| 9 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 3 | 84 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 101 | 4.8 | 33.7 |
| 10 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 50.0 |
| 11 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 50.0 |
| 11 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 3 | 115 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 119 | 3.1 | 39.7 |
| 13 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 1 | 59 | -1 | 0 | 20 | 58 | 2.9 | 58.0 |
| 14 | Ross Comis | U Mass | SO | QB | 1 | -20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -20 | -2.2 | -20.0 |
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.