2016 Independent Leaders Rushing - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 5 | 109 | 703 | 6.45 | 8 | 21.80 | 140.60 |
| 2 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 80 | 414 | 5.18 | 6 | 20.00 | 103.50 |
| 3 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 4 | 43 | 186 | 4.33 | 5 | 10.75 | 46.50 |
| 4 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 40 | 162 | 4.05 | 4 | 10.00 | 40.50 |
| 5 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 4 | 61 | 280 | 4.59 | 2 | 15.25 | 70.00 |
| 5 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 5 | 54 | 224 | 4.15 | 2 | 10.80 | 44.80 |
| 5 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 23 | 161 | 7.00 | 2 | 5.75 | 40.25 |
| 5 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 2 | 3.25 | 20.75 |
| 9 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 4 | 78 | 296 | 3.79 | 1 | 19.50 | 74.00 |
| 9 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 47 | 238 | 5.06 | 1 | 11.75 | 59.50 |
| 9 | Chris Carter | Army | SO | QB | 4 | 19 | 147 | 7.74 | 1 | 4.75 | 36.75 |
| 9 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 4 | 37 | 146 | 3.95 | 1 | 9.25 | 36.50 |
| 9 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 15 | 105 | 7.00 | 1 | 3.75 | 26.25 |
| 9 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 1 | 2.00 | 13.00 |
| 9 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 5 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 1 | 3.00 | 12.60 |
| 9 | Brayden El-Bakri | BYU | SO | RB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| 9 | Ross Comis | U Mass | SO | QB | 2 | 19 | -78 | -4.11 | 1 | 9.50 | -39.00 |