2026 FBS Independents Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - All Games through 10/17/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 433 | 54 | 6 | 71 | 487 | 6.9 | 81.2 |
| 2 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 6 | 426 | 56 | 3 | 61 | 482 | 7.9 | 80.3 |
| 3 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 7 | 412 | 105 | 9 | 94 | 517 | 5.5 | 73.9 |
| 4 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 7 | 0 | 451 | 4 | 34 | 451 | 13.3 | 64.4 |
| 5 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 7 | 302 | 109 | 5 | 79 | 411 | 5.2 | 58.7 |
| 6 | Micah Gilbert | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 7 | 0 | 409 | 2 | 22 | 409 | 18.6 | 58.4 |
| 7 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 5 | 192 | 97 | 3 | 46 | 289 | 6.3 | 57.8 |
| 8 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 228 | 30 | 5 | 40 | 258 | 6.5 | 43.0 |
| 9 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 6 | 254 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 254 | 3.8 | 42.3 |
| 10 | Javon Brown | UConn | JR | WR | 5 | 0 | 202 | 2 | 14 | 202 | 14.4 | 40.4 |
| 11 | Shamar Porter | UConn | SR | WR | 6 | 0 | 235 | 2 | 11 | 235 | 21.4 | 39.2 |
| 12 | Ryder Treadway | UConn | SO | WR | 6 | 0 | 226 | 0 | 15 | 226 | 15.1 | 37.7 |
| 13 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 7 | 0 | 263 | 2 | 19 | 263 | 13.8 | 37.6 |
| 14 | JD Willoughby | UConn | JR | WR | 6 | 0 | 195 | 1 | 11 | 195 | 17.7 | 32.5 |
| 15 | Xavier Watson | UConn | SO | TE | 6 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 17.7 |
| 16 | Jerome Bettis, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 6 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 15.3 |
| 17 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 7 | 82 | -5 | 3 | 24 | 77 | 3.2 | 11.0 |
| 18 | Cooper Flanagan | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 6 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Jack Larsen | Notre Dame | JR | TE | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
| 20 | Cam Abshire | UConn | SR | WR | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Mylan Graham | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 5.3 |
| 22 | Julian Allen | UConn | JR | WR | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| 23 | Matt Jeffery | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 4.6 |
| 24 | James Flanigan | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 7 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| 25 | Ian Premer | Notre Dame | FR | TE | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 2.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.