2016 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 5 | 10 | 212 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.4 |
| 2 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 4 | 10 | 207 | 20.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.8 |
| 3 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 197 | 21.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.3 |
| 4 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 5 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.8 |
| 8 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 9 | Christian Drake | Army | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 10 | Brayden El-Bakri | BYU | SO | RB | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| 11 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 13 | Adam Pulsipher | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |