2026 FBS Independents Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games in August/September Only through 10/01/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Gilbert | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 334 | 2 | 15 | 334 | 22.3 | 83.5 |
| 2 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 197 | 81 | 5 | 55 | 278 | 5.1 | 69.5 |
| 3 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 4 | 224 | 28 | 4 | 56 | 252 | 4.5 | 63.0 |
| 4 | Jordan Faison | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 239 | 2 | 17 | 239 | 14.1 | 59.8 |
| 5 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 4 | 153 | 75 | 2 | 44 | 228 | 5.2 | 57.0 |
| 6 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 4 | 220 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 220 | 5.0 | 55.0 |
| 7 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 186 | 20 | 3 | 34 | 206 | 6.1 | 51.5 |
| 8 | Shamar Porter | UConn | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 184 | 2 | 8 | 184 | 23.0 | 46.0 |
| 9 | Javon Brown | UConn | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 153 | 2 | 11 | 153 | 13.9 | 38.3 |
| 10 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 3 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 36.0 |
| 11 | JD Willoughby | UConn | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 112 | 1 | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 28.0 |
| 12 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 106 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 111 | 4.6 | 27.8 |
| 13 | Ryder Treadway | UConn | SO | WR | 4 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 9 | 106 | 11.8 | 26.5 |
| 14 | Raymond Liggins III | UConn | FR | WR | 3 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 24.0 |
| 15 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 22.5 |
| 16 | Alex Godavitarne | UConn | SR | TE | 3 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 22.3 |
| 17 | Jerome Bettis, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 4 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 21.8 |
| 18 | Xavier Watson | UConn | SO | TE | 4 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 19.0 |
| 19 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 11.7 |
| 20 | Cooper Flanagan | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Matt Jeffery | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Mylan Graham | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Cam Abshire | UConn | SR | WR | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Devin Fitzgerald | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 6.7 |
| 25 | James Flanigan | Notre Dame | SO | TE | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
| 26 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| 27 | Ty Washington | Notre Dame | SR | TE | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| 28 | Julian Allen | UConn | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.