2016 Independent Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 11 | 0 | 802 | 8 | 68 | 802 | 11.8 | 72.9 |
| 2 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 11 | 100 | 706 | 7 | 71 | 806 | 11.4 | 73.3 |
| 3 | Kell Walker | Army | FR | RB | 12 | 378 | 30 | 2 | 60 | 408 | 6.8 | 34.0 |
| 4 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 9 | 1206 | 69 | 10 | 215 | 1275 | 5.9 | 141.7 |
| 5 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 550 | 0 | 9 | 97 | 550 | 5.7 | 55.0 |
| 6 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 9 | 628 | 138 | 4 | 136 | 766 | 5.6 | 85.1 |
| 7 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 12 | 840 | 0 | 10 | 168 | 840 | 5.0 | 70.0 |
| 8 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 11 | 839 | 148 | 4 | 204 | 987 | 4.8 | 89.7 |
| 9 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 7 | 250 | 49 | 2 | 64 | 299 | 4.7 | 42.7 |
| 10 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 11 | 776 | 12 | 7 | 170 | 788 | 4.6 | 71.6 |
| 11 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 11 | 309 | 7 | 2 | 75 | 316 | 4.2 | 28.7 |
| 12 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 11 | 498 | 0 | 8 | 123 | 498 | 4.0 | 45.3 |
| 13 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 9 | 357 | 0 | 6 | 91 | 357 | 3.9 | 39.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 5.0 plays per game played.