2016 Independent Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 11 | 0 | 929 | 9 | 55 | 929 | 16.9 | 84.5 |
| 2 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 11 | 68 | 744 | 7 | 65 | 812 | 12.5 | 73.8 |
| 3 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 11 | 0 | 729 | 8 | 62 | 729 | 11.8 | 66.3 |
| 4 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 11 | 863 | 186 | 5 | 163 | 1049 | 6.4 | 95.4 |
| 5 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 10 | 1375 | 80 | 12 | 241 | 1455 | 6.0 | 145.5 |
| 6 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 505 | 0 | 9 | 98 | 505 | 5.2 | 50.5 |
| 7 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 12 | 961 | 0 | 12 | 190 | 961 | 5.1 | 80.1 |
| 8 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 11 | 858 | 131 | 4 | 210 | 989 | 4.7 | 89.9 |
| 9 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 12 | 826 | 12 | 8 | 186 | 838 | 4.5 | 69.8 |
| 10 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 9 | 250 | 58 | 1 | 71 | 308 | 4.3 | 34.2 |
| 11 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 11 | 518 | 0 | 7 | 123 | 518 | 4.2 | 47.1 |
| 11 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 12 | 315 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 322 | 4.2 | 26.8 |
| 13 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 11 | 400 | 4 | 8 | 123 | 404 | 3.3 | 36.7 |
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.