2016 Independent Leaders All Purpose - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush | Recv. | Punt Ret. | Kick Ret. | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 305 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 360 | 8.4 | 120.0 |
| 2 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 3 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 119 | 3.1 | 39.7 |
| 3 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 1 | 169 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 180 | 6.9 | 180.0 |
| 4 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 121 | 5.5 | 121.0 |
| 5 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 3 | 84 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 101 | 4.8 | 33.7 |
| 6 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 1 | 59 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 58 | 2.9 | 58.0 |
| 7 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 224 | 14.0 | 74.7 |
| 7 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 50.0 |
| 9 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 157 | 15 | 194 | 12.9 | 64.7 |
| 10 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 101 | 7.8 | 101.0 |
| 11 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 50.0 |
| 12 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 83 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 105 | 9.5 | 35.0 |
| 13 | Ross Comis | U Mass | SO | QB | 1 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -20 | -2.2 | -20.0 |
| 14 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 64 | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 90.0 |
| 14 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 78.0 |
| 14 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 57.0 |
| 14 | Corey Holmes | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 27.5 |
| 18 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 50.0 |
| 18 | Kevin Stepherson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 3 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 19.3 |
| 18 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 3.0 |
| 21 | Christian Drake | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 63.0 |
| 21 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 55.0 |
| 21 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 36.0 |
| 21 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 2 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 35.0 |
| 21 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 27.0 |
| 26 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 1 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 95.0 |
| 26 | Sekai Lindsay | U Mass | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 26 | Malik Zaire | Notre Dame | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 29 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | BYU | SO | WR | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21.0 |
| 29 | Bernard Davis | U Mass | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17.0 |
| 29 | Chase Claypool | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 11.0 |
| 29 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 29 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 29 | Bilal Ally | U Mass | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 29 | Chris Carter | Army | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 36 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41.0 |
| 36 | Marcus Hyatt | Army | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| 36 | Jalen Williams | U Mass | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24.0 |
| 36 | Butch Pau'u | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| 36 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| 36 | Edgar Poe | Army | SR | WR | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| 36 | Brayden El-Bakri | BYU | SO | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| 36 | Miles Boykin | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 6.0 |
| 36 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 36 | Adam Pulsipher | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 36 | Nic Weishar | Notre Dame | JR | TE | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 5.3 |
| 36 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 36 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 36 | John Robinson-Woodgett | U Mass | SR | FB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 36 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |