2016 Independent Leaders Fumbles Forced - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Fumbles Forced | Fumbles Forced/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colbert Calhoun | U Mass | JR | ILB | 7 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 2 | Fred Warner | BYU | JR | LB | 6 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 2 | Da'Sean Downey | U Mass | JR | OLB | 6 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 4 | Andrew King | Army | SR | LB | 9 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 5 | Kai Nacua | BYU | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 5 | Sae Tautu | BYU | SR | LB | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 5 | Eric Takenaka | BYU | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 5 | Logan Taele | BYU | SR | DL | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 5 | Khary Bailey-Smith | U Mass | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 10 | Steve Casali | U Mass | JR | ILB | 7 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 10 | Ali Ali-Musa | U Mass | JR | DL | 7 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 10 | Sha-Ki Holines | U Mass | JR | DL | 7 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 13 | Jaylon McClinton | Army | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 14 | Xavier Moss | Army | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 14 | James Nachtigal | Army | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 14 | Kenneth Brinson | Army | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 0.11 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.