2016 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 6 | 16 | 459 | 28.69 | 2 | 2.7 | 76.5 |
| 2 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | FR | CB | 6 | 15 | 356 | 23.73 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.3 |
| 3 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 6 | 11 | 194 | 17.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.3 |
| 4 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 8 | 13 | 238 | 18.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.8 |
| 5 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 7 | 7 | 172 | 24.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.6 |
| 6 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 7 | 5 | 135 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 19.3 |
| 7 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 7 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.4 |
| 8 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| 9 | Bilal Ally | U Mass | FR | RB | 5 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| 10 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 10 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 6 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| 10 | Brayden El-Bakri | BYU | SO | RB | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 13 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 14 | Adam Pulsipher | BYU | SO | LB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Malik Lee | U Mass | JR | FB | 6 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.