2016 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 4 | 13 | 324 | 24.92 | 0 | 3.3 | 81.0 |
| 2 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 8 | 229 | 28.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 57.3 |
| 3 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 5 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 28.6 |
| 4 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.3 |
| 5 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 3 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Bilal Ally | U Mass | FR | RB | 5 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| 10 | Andrew Libby | U Mass | JR | FB | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 11 | Malik Lee | U Mass | JR | FB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.