2016 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 10 | 31 | 733 | 23.65 | 0 | 3.1 | 73.3 |
| 2 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 9 | 20 | 568 | 28.40 | 2 | 2.2 | 63.1 |
| 3 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 11 | 20 | 399 | 19.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.3 |
| 4 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 12 | 19 | 376 | 19.79 | 0 | 1.6 | 31.3 |
| 5 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 11 | 16 | 273 | 17.06 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 6 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 6 | 154 | 25.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 8 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 7 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| 9 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 9 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 11 | Andrew Libby | U Mass | JR | FB | 11 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Brayden El-Bakri | BYU | SO | RB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 13 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 15 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 16 | Joe Walker | Army | SR | RB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 17 | Malik Lee | U Mass | JR | FB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.