2016 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 9 | 24 | 535 | 22.29 | 1 | 2.7 | 59.4 |
| 2 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 4 | 13 | 291 | 22.38 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.8 |
| 3 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 4 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 6 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.8 |
| 5 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 7 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.1 |
| 6 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.7 |
| 7 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 9 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 8 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 9 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 9 | Brayden El-Bakri | BYU | SO | RB | 6 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 11 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 12 | Adam Pulsipher | BYU | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |