2026 FBS Independents Leaders All Purpose - Games in August/September Only through 10/17/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush | Recv. | Punt Ret. | Kick Ret. | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 4 | 224 | 28 | 0 | 42 | 58 | 294 | 5.1 | 73.5 |
| 2 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 4 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 220 | 5.0 | 55.0 |
| 3 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 197 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 278 | 5.1 | 69.5 |
| 4 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 186 | 20 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 237 | 6.6 | 59.3 |
| 5 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 4 | 153 | 75 | 0 | 94 | 48 | 322 | 6.7 | 80.5 |
| 6 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 3 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 45.0 |
| 7 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 111 | 4.6 | 27.8 |
| 8 | Shawn Simeon | UConn | SO | RB | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 48.0 |
| 9 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 11.7 |
| 10 | Jaden Hart | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 10 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Brayden Robinson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Javian Osborne | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 13 | Tucker McDonald | UConn | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 2.0 |