2016 Independent Leaders Rushing - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Macek | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 17 | 111 | 6.53 | 1 | 5.67 | 37.00 |
| 2 | Kell Walker | Army | FR | RB | 4 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.00 | 26.00 |
| 3 | Sekai Lindsay | U Mass | SO | RB | 5 | 20 | 120 | 6.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 24.00 |
| 4 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 42 | 248 | 5.90 | 1 | 10.50 | 62.00 |
| 5 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 19 | 109 | 5.74 | 1 | 4.75 | 27.25 |
| 6 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 91 | 5.69 | 1 | 4.00 | 22.75 |
| 7 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 5 | 74 | 393 | 5.31 | 2 | 14.80 | 78.60 |
| 8 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 54 | 272 | 5.04 | 1 | 13.50 | 68.00 |
| 9 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 3 | 30 | 149 | 4.97 | 0 | 10.00 | 49.67 |
| 10 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 4 | 71 | 281 | 3.96 | 3 | 17.75 | 70.25 |
| 11 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 3 | 38 | 144 | 3.79 | 3 | 12.67 | 48.00 |
| 12 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 4 | 43 | 130 | 3.02 | 2 | 10.75 | 32.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.