2016 Independent Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 12 | 93 | 464 | 4.99 | 2 | 83 | 12 | 13 | 4 |
| 2 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 12 | 83 | 494 | 5.95 | 3 | 74 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 10 | 138 | 874 | 6.33 | 7 | 62 | 22 | 23 | 8 |
| 4 | Cole Macek | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 19 | 175 | 9.21 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 20 | 158 | 7.90 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 12 | 97 | 527 | 5.43 | 7 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | Tanner Mangum | BYU | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Bilal Ally | U Mass | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 12 | 52 | 130 | 2.50 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Chris Carter | Army | SO | QB | 7 | 21 | 163 | 7.76 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Kell Walker | Army | FR | RB | 9 | 29 | 190 | 6.55 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 5 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 7 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Joe Walker | Army | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | KJ Hall | BYU | FR | RB | 4 | 26 | 140 | 5.38 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 8 | 18 | 127 | 7.06 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Sekai Lindsay | U Mass | SO | RB | 5 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 12 | 71 | 267 | 3.76 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 9 | 36 | 173 | 4.81 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 12 | 50 | 195 | 3.90 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | John Robinson-Woodgett | U Mass | SR | FB | 6 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 10 | 43 | 160 | 3.72 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 49 | 221 | 4.51 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Malik McGue | Army | FR | QB | 4 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Sadiq Palmer | U Mass | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Algernon Brown | BYU | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Andrew Ford | U Mass | SO | QB | 7 | 16 | -70 | -4.38 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Malik Zaire | Notre Dame | SR | QB | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0.75 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Ross Comis | U Mass | SO | QB | 4 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Harvey Langi | BYU | SR | LB | 2 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Chase Claypool | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ryan Velez | Army | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kevin Hicks | Army | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | John Trainor | Army | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Colby Hansen | BYU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Glen Coates | Army | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Christian Drake | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Josh Anderson | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | PaulAndrew Rhoden | Army | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Connor Slomka | Army | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Brayden El-Bakri | BYU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Malik Lee | U Mass | JR | FB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||