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 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 1 | 169 | 11 | 2 | 26 | 180 | 6.9 | 180.0 |
| 1 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 121 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 121 | 5.5 | 121.0 |
| 1 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 305 | 55 | 2 | 43 | 360 | 8.4 | 120.0 |
| 1 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 3 | 115 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 119 | 3.1 | 39.7 |
| 1 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 83 | 2 | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 27.7 |
| 6 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 224 | 1 | 16 | 224 | 14.0 | 74.7 |
| 6 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 50.0 |
| 6 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 50.0 |
| 6 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | BYU | SO | WR | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21.0 |
| 6 | Kevin Stepherson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 3 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 19.3 |
| 6 | Miles Boykin | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Ross Comis | U Mass | SO | QB | 1 | -20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -20 | -2.2 | -20.0 |