2016 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 5 | 16 | 377 | 23.56 | 0 | 3.2 | 75.4 |
| 2 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 6 | 14 | 268 | 19.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.7 |
| 3 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 6 | 13 | 266 | 20.46 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.3 |
| 4 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 6 | 11 | 232 | 21.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.7 |
| 5 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 5 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.0 |
| 6 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 5 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.6 |
| 8 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 6 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Andrew Libby | U Mass | JR | FB | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 11 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 13 | Joe Walker | Army | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Malik Lee | U Mass | JR | FB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |