2016 Independent Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games in August/September Only 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 | 4 | 0 | 359 | 4 | 21 | 359 | 17.1 | 89.8 |
| 2 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 3 | 0 | 207 | 1 | 15 | 207 | 13.8 | 69.0 |
| 3 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 4 | 0 | 231 | 2 | 21 | 231 | 11.0 | 57.8 |
| 4 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 161 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 165 | 6.9 | 41.3 |
| 5 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 5 | 703 | 76 | 8 | 115 | 779 | 6.8 | 155.8 |
| 6 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 238 | 81 | 2 | 57 | 319 | 5.6 | 79.8 |
| 7 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 414 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 414 | 5.2 | 103.5 |
| 8 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 4 | 280 | 12 | 2 | 62 | 292 | 4.7 | 73.0 |
| 9 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 4 | 186 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 186 | 4.3 | 46.5 |
| 9 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 4 | 146 | 17 | 1 | 38 | 163 | 4.3 | 40.8 |
| 11 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 5 | 224 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 224 | 4.1 | 44.8 |
| 11 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 162 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 162 | 4.1 | 40.5 |
| 13 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 4 | 296 | 39 | 1 | 86 | 335 | 3.9 | 83.8 |
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.