2016 Independent Leaders Rushing - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kell Walker | Army | FR | RB | 5 | 22 | 147 | 6.68 | 2 | 4.40 | 29.40 |
| 2 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 27 | 161 | 5.96 | 1 | 6.75 | 40.25 |
| 3 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 5 | 22 | 129 | 5.86 | 1 | 4.40 | 25.80 |
| 4 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 8 | 101 | 561 | 5.55 | 3 | 12.63 | 70.13 |
| 5 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 5 | 60 | 315 | 5.25 | 1 | 12.00 | 63.00 |
| 6 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 50 | 255 | 5.10 | 3 | 16.67 | 85.00 |
| 7 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 10 | 170 | 791 | 4.65 | 4 | 17.00 | 79.10 |
| 8 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 4 | 50 | 232 | 4.64 | 3 | 12.50 | 58.00 |
| 9 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 7 | 50 | 216 | 4.32 | 0 | 7.14 | 30.86 |
| 10 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 4 | 24 | 96 | 4.00 | 0 | 6.00 | 24.00 |
| 11 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 4 | 76 | 274 | 3.61 | 2 | 19.00 | 68.50 |
| 12 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 8 | 95 | 333 | 3.51 | 6 | 11.88 | 41.63 |
| 13 | Andrew Ford | U Mass | SO | QB | 9 | 40 | -112 | -2.80 | 1 | 4.44 | -12.44 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.