2016 Independent Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 6 | 197 | 32.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 65.7 |
| 2 | BYU | 6 | 20 | 416 | 20.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 69.3 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 7 | 36 | 748 | 20.78 | 0 | 5.1 | 106.9 |
| 4 | Army | 9 | 26 | 443 | 17.04 | 0 | 2.9 | 49.2 |