2016 Independent Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 37 | 249 | 6.73 | 1 | 12.33 | 83.00 |
| 2 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 9 | 44 | 285 | 6.48 | 3 | 4.89 | 31.67 |
| 3 | Kell Walker | Army | FR | RB | 9 | 46 | 295 | 6.41 | 2 | 5.11 | 32.78 |
| 4 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 3 | 26 | 159 | 6.12 | 1 | 8.67 | 53.00 |
| 5 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 1 | 4.00 | 22.67 |
| 6 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 9 | 91 | 454 | 4.99 | 7 | 10.11 | 50.44 |
| 7 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 7 | 112 | 542 | 4.84 | 3 | 16.00 | 77.43 |
| 8 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 8 | 128 | 591 | 4.62 | 5 | 16.00 | 73.88 |
| 9 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 9 | 146 | 672 | 4.60 | 9 | 16.22 | 74.67 |
| 10 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 3 | 27 | 124 | 4.59 | 2 | 9.00 | 41.33 |
| 11 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 5 | 56 | 253 | 4.52 | 3 | 11.20 | 50.60 |
| 12 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 5 | 53 | 235 | 4.43 | 2 | 10.60 | 47.00 |
| 13 | Andrew Ford | U Mass | SO | QB | 7 | 37 | -111 | -3.00 | 0 | 5.29 | -15.86 |
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.