2016 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost 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 | 9 | 29 | 673 | 23.21 | 0 | 3.2 | 74.8 |
| 2 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 8 | 21 | 398 | 18.95 | 0 | 2.6 | 49.8 |
| 3 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 10 | 22 | 426 | 19.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.6 |
| 4 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 4 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.3 |
| 5 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.4 |
| 6 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 4 | 3 | 93 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 23.3 |
| 7 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 80 | 26.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 6 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.2 |
| 9 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 8 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Brayden El-Bakri | BYU | SO | RB | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 11 | Adam Pulsipher | BYU | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Joe Walker | Army | SR | RB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Andrew Libby | U Mass | JR | FB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 14 | Malik Lee | U Mass | JR | FB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.