2016 Independent Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games in October Only 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 | 5 | 0 | 391 | 4 | 31 | 391 | 12.6 | 78.2 |
| 2 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 5 | 53 | 322 | 5 | 35 | 375 | 10.7 | 75.0 |
| 3 | Cole Macek | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 111 | 6.5 | 37.0 |
| 4 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 248 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 248 | 5.9 | 62.0 |
| 5 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 272 | 52 | 1 | 60 | 324 | 5.4 | 81.0 |
| 5 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 109 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 125 | 5.4 | 31.3 |
| 7 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 5 | 393 | 35 | 2 | 83 | 428 | 5.2 | 85.6 |
| 8 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 3 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 156 | 4.7 | 52.0 |
| 9 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 4 | 281 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 281 | 4.0 | 70.3 |
| 10 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 3 | 144 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 144 | 3.8 | 48.0 |
| 11 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 4 | 130 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 130 | 3.0 | 32.5 |
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.