2026 FBS Independents Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/22/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 391 | 47 | 5 | 60 | 438 | 7.3 | 87.6 |
| 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 | 4 | 146 | 75 | 1 | 37 | 221 | 6.0 | 55.3 |
| 8 | Shamar Porter | UConn | SR | WR | 5 | 0 | 224 | 2 | 10 | 224 | 22.4 | 44.8 |
| 9 | Ryder Treadway | UConn | SO | WR | 5 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 13 | 193 | 14.8 | 38.6 |
| 10 | Jaden Greathouse | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 7 | 0 | 263 | 2 | 19 | 263 | 13.8 | 37.6 |
| 11 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 152 | 26 | 4 | 33 | 178 | 5.4 | 35.6 |
| 12 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 164 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 164 | 2.8 | 32.8 |
| 13 | JD Willoughby | UConn | JR | WR | 5 | 0 | 155 | 1 | 8 | 155 | 19.4 | 31.0 |
| 14 | Javon Brown | UConn | JR | WR | 4 | 0 | 110 | 1 | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 27.5 |
| 15 | Xavier Watson | UConn | SO | TE | 5 | 0 | 94 | 1 | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 18.8 |
| 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 | Cam Abshire | UConn | SR | WR | 5 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 7.2 |
| 20 | Jack Larsen | Notre Dame | JR | TE | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
| 21 | Julian Allen | UConn | JR | WR | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 5.8 |
| 22 | Mylan Graham | Notre Dame | JR | WR | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 5.3 |
| 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.