2016 Independent Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams 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 | 4 | 0 | 248 | 3 | 20 | 248 | 12.4 | 62.0 |
| 2 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 4 | 9 | 219 | 0 | 22 | 228 | 10.4 | 57.0 |
| 3 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 2 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 167 | 6.7 | 83.5 |
| 4 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 9 | 684 | 186 | 5 | 139 | 870 | 6.3 | 96.7 |
| 5 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 6 | 656 | 80 | 5 | 142 | 736 | 5.2 | 122.7 |
| 6 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 7 | 210 | 58 | 0 | 57 | 268 | 4.7 | 38.3 |
| 7 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 6 | 317 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 317 | 4.3 | 52.8 |
| 8 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 4 | 334 | 43 | 1 | 90 | 377 | 4.2 | 94.3 |
| 9 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 9 | 313 | 4 | 7 | 104 | 317 | 3.0 | 35.2 |
| 10 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 2 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 82 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
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.