2021 FBS Independents Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puka Nacua | BYU | SO | WR | 3 | 26 | 267 | 1 | 15 | 293 | 19.5 | 97.7 |
| 2 | Isaiah Alston | Army | SO | WR | 1 | 0 | 107 | 2 | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 107.0 |
| 3 | Brandon Walters | Army | SR | RB | 1 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 80.0 |
| 4 | Shedro Louis | Liberty | SO | RB | 2 | 117 | 84 | 1 | 16 | 201 | 12.6 | 100.5 |
| 5 | Michael Mayer | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 2 | 0 | 165 | 2 | 15 | 165 | 11.0 | 82.5 |
| 6 | Braden Lenzy | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 121 | 1 | 12 | 121 | 10.1 | 60.5 |
| 7 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 98 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 131 | 9.4 | 131.0 |
| 8 | Anthony Adkins | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 93.0 |
| 9 | Cole Harrity | NMSU | SO | WR | 3 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 17 | 151 | 8.9 | 50.3 |
| 10 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 2 | 38 | 123 | 1 | 19 | 161 | 8.5 | 80.5 |
| 11 | Terrell Warner | NMSU | JR | WR | 4 | -4 | 161 | 0 | 20 | 157 | 7.9 | 39.3 |
| 12 | Tyhier Tyler | Army | JR | QB | 1 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 104.0 |
| 13 | Steven Krajewski | UConn | SO | QB | 2 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 32.5 |
| 14 | Tyler Allgeier | BYU | SO | RB | 3 | 353 | 40 | 4 | 72 | 393 | 5.5 | 131.0 |
| 15 | Joshua Mack | Liberty | SR | RB | 2 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 101 | 4.6 | 50.5 |
| 16 | Nathan Carter | UConn | FR | RB | 2 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 18.0 |
| 17 | Kay'Ron Adams | U Mass | SO | RB | 1 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 46.0 |
| 18 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 4 | 105 | 36 | 1 | 47 | 141 | 3.0 | 35.3 |
| 19 | Lopini Katoa | BYU | JR | RB | 3 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 47 | 2.5 | 15.7 |
| 20 | Malik Willis | Liberty | JR | QB | 2 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 99 | 2.1 | 49.5 |
| 21 | Jakobi Buchanan | Army | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 22 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | SR | RB | 2 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 1.4 | 18.5 |
| 23 | Jabari Laws | Army | SR | QB | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 24 | Jonah Johnson | NMSU | JR | QB | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 39 | 0.7 | 9.8 |
| 25 | Tyler Lytle | U Mass | SR | QB | 1 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -13 | -1.4 | -13.0 |
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.