2026 FBS Independents Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games in October Only through 10/22/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 3 | 318 | 56 | 3 | 45 | 374 | 8.3 | 124.7 |
| 2 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 247 | 34 | 3 | 37 | 281 | 7.6 | 140.5 |
| 3 | Nolan James Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 215 | 24 | 4 | 39 | 239 | 6.1 | 79.7 |
| 4 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 122 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 147 | 9.2 | 73.5 |
| 5 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 3 | 78 | 81 | 1 | 23 | 159 | 6.9 | 53.0 |
| 6 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 3 | 69 | -5 | 1 | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 21.3 |
| 7 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 1 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 61.0 |
| 8 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 34 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 9 | Javian Osborne | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 31.0 |
| 10 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6.5 |