2016 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record 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 | 4 | 16 | 380 | 23.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 95.0 |
| 2 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 5 | 13 | 340 | 26.15 | 1 | 2.6 | 68.0 |
| 3 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 176 | 19.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.3 |
| 3 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.4 |
| 5 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 6 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 5 | 6 | 159 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 31.8 |
| 7 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 5 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.4 |
| 8 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
| 9 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| 10 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 10 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 10 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 10 | Cameron Jones | Army | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |