2016 Independent Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 12 | 100 | 801 | 7 | 74 | 901 | 12.2 | 75.1 |
| 2 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 12 | 0 | 808 | 8 | 70 | 808 | 11.5 | 67.3 |
| 3 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 12 | 933 | 193 | 6 | 179 | 1126 | 6.3 | 93.8 |
| 4 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 10 | 1375 | 80 | 12 | 241 | 1455 | 6.0 | 145.5 |
| 5 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 600 | 0 | 9 | 109 | 600 | 5.5 | 54.5 |
| 6 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 13 | 961 | 0 | 12 | 190 | 961 | 5.1 | 73.9 |
| 7 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 12 | 898 | 147 | 4 | 224 | 1045 | 4.7 | 87.1 |
| 7 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 10 | 334 | 66 | 2 | 85 | 400 | 4.7 | 40.0 |
| 9 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 12 | 826 | 12 | 8 | 186 | 838 | 4.5 | 69.8 |
| 10 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 12 | 599 | 0 | 8 | 136 | 599 | 4.4 | 49.9 |
| 11 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 12 | 315 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 322 | 4.2 | 26.8 |
| 12 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 12 | 472 | 4 | 8 | 130 | 476 | 3.7 | 39.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 5.0 plays per game played.