2016 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only 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 | 30 | 698 | 23.27 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.8 |
| 2 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 12 | 29 | 725 | 25.00 | 2 | 2.4 | 60.4 |
| 3 | James Allen | U Mass | SO | CB | 11 | 22 | 426 | 19.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.7 |
| 4 | Aleva Hifo | BYU | FR | WR | 12 | 21 | 440 | 20.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.7 |
| 5 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 10 | 16 | 273 | 17.06 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.3 |
| 6 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 0 | 0.9 | 15.7 |
| 7 | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 10 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Matt Hadley | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 5 | 135 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.3 |
| 9 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 12 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Brayden El-Bakri | BYU | SO | RB | 12 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| 10 | Malik Lee | U Mass | JR | FB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 12 | Garrett Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 12 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 12 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 11 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 12 | Adam Pulsipher | BYU | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Andrew Libby | U Mass | JR | FB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 12 | Joe Walker | Army | SR | RB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.