2016 Independent Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams 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 | 9 | 0 | 782 | 8 | 44 | 782 | 17.8 | 86.9 |
| 2 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 8 | 0 | 417 | 2 | 30 | 417 | 13.9 | 52.1 |
| 3 | Kevin Stepherson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 9 | 0 | 304 | 3 | 13 | 304 | 23.4 | 33.8 |
| 4 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 0 | 294 | 1 | 28 | 294 | 10.5 | 49.0 |
| 5 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 4 | 0 | 248 | 3 | 20 | 248 | 12.4 | 62.0 |
| 6 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 9 | 20 | 240 | 1 | 21 | 260 | 12.4 | 28.9 |
| 7 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 219 | 0 | 22 | 228 | 10.4 | 57.0 |
| 8 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 9 | 684 | 186 | 5 | 139 | 870 | 6.3 | 96.7 |
| 8 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | BYU | SO | WR | 6 | 0 | 186 | 2 | 17 | 186 | 10.9 | 31.0 |
| 10 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 3 | 180 | 2 | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 30.5 |
| 11 | Jalen Williams | U Mass | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 162 | 3 | 5 | 162 | 32.4 | 40.5 |
| 12 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 6 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 18 | 150 | 8.3 | 25.0 |
| 13 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 16 | 136 | 8.5 | 22.7 |
| 14 | Edgar Poe | Army | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 122 | 1 | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 122.0 |
| 15 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 7 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 6 | 656 | 80 | 5 | 142 | 736 | 5.2 | 122.7 |
| 17 | Bernard Davis | U Mass | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 19.5 |
| 18 | Miles Boykin | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 9 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 8.3 |
| 19 | Corey Holmes | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 8 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 9.3 |
| 20 | Chase Claypool | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 9 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 7.3 |
| 21 | Durham Smythe | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 9 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 7 | 210 | 58 | 0 | 57 | 268 | 4.7 | 38.3 |
| 23 | Hunter Marshall | BYU | SO | TE | 6 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 8.7 |
| 24 | Christian Poe | Army | SO | WR | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 24.5 |
| 25 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 4 | 334 | 43 | 1 | 90 | 377 | 4.2 | 94.3 |
| 26 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 27 | Tanner Balderree | BYU | JR | TE | 6 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 6.8 |
| 28 | Nic Weishar | Notre Dame | JR | TE | 9 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 3.2 |
| 29 | John Robinson-Woodgett | U Mass | SR | FB | 4 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 8.8 |
| 30 | Sadiq Palmer | U Mass | FR | WR | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 9.5 |
| 30 | Algernon Brown | BYU | SR | RB | 6 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 32 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 2 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 23.5 |
| 33 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 9 | 132 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 148 | 4.8 | 16.4 |
| 34 | Shakur Nesmith | U Mass | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 4.5 |
| 34 | Corbin Kaufusi | BYU | SO | DL | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1.5 |
| 36 | Sekai Lindsay | U Mass | SO | RB | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 6.0 |
| 36 | Jeff Ejekam | Army | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| 36 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| 39 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 9 | 313 | 4 | 7 | 104 | 317 | 3.0 | 35.2 |
| 39 | Ului Lapuaho | BYU | JR | OL | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| 41 | Quin Ficklin | BYU | SO | OL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5 |