2017 Independent Leaders Rushing - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 4 | 20 | 214 | 10.70 | 4 | 5.00 | 53.50 |
| 2 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 5 | 73 | 658 | 9.01 | 4 | 14.60 | 131.60 |
| 3 | Kell Walker | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 23 | 193 | 8.39 | 0 | 5.75 | 48.25 |
| 4 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 74 | 532 | 7.19 | 4 | 14.80 | 106.40 |
| 5 | Calen Holt | Army | JR | RB | 5 | 29 | 173 | 5.97 | 1 | 5.80 | 34.60 |
| 6 | Brandon Wimbush | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 5 | 68 | 402 | 5.91 | 8 | 13.60 | 80.40 |
| 7 | Andy Davidson | Army | JR | RB | 5 | 53 | 307 | 5.79 | 2 | 10.60 | 61.40 |
| 8 | Connor Slomka | Army | SO | RB | 5 | 21 | 116 | 5.52 | 3 | 4.20 | 23.20 |
| 9 | Squally Canada | BYU | JR | RB | 5 | 37 | 187 | 5.05 | 1 | 7.40 | 37.40 |
| 10 | Kavika Fonua | BYU | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 87 | 4.83 | 0 | 4.50 | 21.75 |
| 11 | Ula Tolutau | BYU | FR | RB | 4 | 40 | 188 | 4.70 | 1 | 10.00 | 47.00 |
| 12 | Bilal Ally | U Mass | SO | RB | 6 | 40 | 163 | 4.08 | 0 | 6.67 | 27.17 |
| 13 | Marquis Young | U Mass | JR | RB | 6 | 88 | 357 | 4.06 | 4 | 14.67 | 59.50 |
| 14 | Andrew Ford | U Mass | JR | QB | 6 | 49 | -66 | -1.35 | 2 | 8.17 | -11.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.