College Football Stat Leaders
Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.
Seasons Covered
2003-2025
Current Leader
TCU (-0.031)
Best Season
Oklahoma 2003 (-0.181)
Scope
Big 12 • 2012
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
Defensive PPA is a prevention metric, so lower numbers are better because elite defenses consistently erase scoring value and force opponents into less efficient possessions. On this 2012 leaderboard, the visible range runs -0.031 to 0.085, with TCU setting the pace.
Big 12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Texas Tech is the latest winner at -0.065.
The gap from No. 1 TCU to No. 5 Kansas State is 0.116, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 0.042 in 2024 to -0.065 in 2025, a swing of 0.107. TCU's current mark of -0.031 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.006 held by Nebraska.
Top 10 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | TCU | Big 12 Conference | 2012 | -0.031 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | Big 12 Conference | 2012 | 0.037 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 Conference | 2012 | 0.052 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | 2012 | 0.069 |
| 5 | Kansas State | Big 12 Conference | 2012 | 0.085 |
| 6 | Baylor | Big 12 Conference | 2012 | 0.088 |
| 7 | Iowa State | Big 12 Conference | 2012 | 0.089 |
| 8 | Texas | Big 12 Conference | 2012 | 0.095 |
| 9 | West Virginia | Big 12 Conference | 2012 | 0.095 |
| 10 | Kansas | Big 12 Conference | 2012 | 0.135 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | Big 12 Conference | -0.065 |
| 2024 | Utah | Big 12 Conference | 0.042 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | 0.079 |
| 2022 | Iowa State | Big 12 Conference | 0.091 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 Conference | 0.031 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | Big 12 Conference | 0.064 |
| 2019 | Baylor | Big 12 Conference | 0.073 |
| 2018 | TCU | Big 12 Conference | 0.091 |
| 2017 | Texas | Big 12 Conference | 0.014 |
| 2016 | West Virginia | Big 12 Conference | 0.114 |
| 2015 | West Virginia | Big 12 Conference | 0.068 |
| 2014 | TCU | Big 12 Conference | -0.004 |
| 2013 | Baylor | Big 12 Conference | -0.050 |
| 2012 | TCU | Big 12 Conference | -0.031 |
| 2011 | Texas | Big 12 Conference | -0.047 |
| 2010 | Texas A&M | Big 12 Conference | -0.052 |
| 2009 | Texas | Big 12 Conference | -0.099 |
| 2008 | Nebraska | Big 12 Conference | 0.006 |
| 2007 | Kansas | Big 12 Conference | -0.050 |
| 2006 | Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | -0.033 |
| 2005 | Missouri | Big 12 Conference | -0.004 |
| 2004 | Iowa State | Big 12 Conference | -0.134 |
| 2003 | Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | -0.181 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | -0.006 | 2003 (-0.120) |
| 2 | Missouri | 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.010 | 2004 (-0.117) |
| 3 | Colorado | 2025, 2024, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.047 | 2004 (-0.057) |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.048 | 2004 (-0.063) |
| 5 | Utah | 2025, 2024 | 0.055 | 2024 (0.042) |
| 6 | Texas | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.059 | 2003 (-0.099) |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.059 | 2003 (-0.181) |
| 8 | Kansas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.100 | 2003 (-0.139) |
| 9 | TCU | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 | 0.107 | 2012 (-0.031) |
| 10 | Arizona State | 2025, 2024 | 0.108 | 2025 (0.103) |
| 11 | Iowa State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.110 | 2004 (-0.134) |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.110 | 2003 (-0.017) |
| 13 | Baylor | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.120 | 2013 (-0.050) |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.123 | 2025 (-0.065) |
| 15 | BYU | 2025, 2024, 2023 | 0.128 | 2025 (0.063) |
| 16 | UCF | 2025, 2024, 2023 | 0.131 | 2025 (0.113) |
| 17 | West Virginia | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 | 0.144 | 2020 (0.064) |
| 18 | Arizona | 2025, 2024 | 0.148 | 2025 (0.069) |
| 19 | Kansas | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.153 | 2004 (-0.100) |
| 20 | Houston | 2025, 2024, 2023 | 0.156 | 2025 (0.106) |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 2025, 2024, 2023 | 0.218 | 2024 (0.173) |
TCU ranks first at -0.031 in 2012.
Nebraska owns the strongest all-time average at -0.006 across 8 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Texas Tech is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.