College Football Stat Leaders

2016 Big 12 College Football Defensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

West Virginia (0.114)

Best Season

Oklahoma 2003 (-0.181)

Scope

Big 12 • 2016

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Points Per Game Offensive PPA Defensive PPA Turnover Margin Havoc Rate

Season Selector

All-Time 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Conference Selector

All Conferences ACC American Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

Summary

This page captures down-to-down defensive suppression rather than flashy single-game outcomes, which is why the best programs here often stay near the top through multiple seasons and coordinators.

Defensive PPA pages track Big 12 teams in 2016 using a shared leaderboard template with season winners, all-time context, and trend lines across 2003 through 2010.

West Virginia sits atop the current leaderboard at 0.114, giving the page an immediate answer for fans comparing the top teams in this metric.

Nebraska owns the strongest average across 8 seasons at -0.006, while Texas Tech anchors the recent year-by-year trend view.

West Virginia currently headlines this route, while Texas Tech supplies the most recent yearly-winner checkpoint in 2025, giving the page both snapshot and trend context.

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Defensive PPA Reads

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 2016 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.114 to 0.171, with West Virginia setting the pace.

Big 12 Context

Big 12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Texas Tech is the latest winner at -0.065.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 West Virginia to No. 5 Oklahoma State is 0.057, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 0.042 in 2024 to -0.065 in 2025, a swing of 0.107. West Virginia's current mark of 0.114 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.006 held by Nebraska.

Leaderboard

Top 10 rows for the current route scope.


1	West Virginia	Big 12 Conference	2016	0.114
2	Baylor	Big 12 Conference	2016	0.121
3	Kansas State	Big 12 Conference	2016	0.127
4	TCU	Big 12 Conference	2016	0.154
5	Oklahoma State	Big 12 Conference	2016	0.171
6	Kansas	Big 12 Conference	2016	0.176
7	Texas	Big 12 Conference	2016	0.186
8	Oklahoma	Big 12 Conference	2016	0.190
9	Iowa State	Big 12 Conference	2016	0.239
10	Texas Tech	Big 12 Conference	2016	0.300

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

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

Historical Leaderboard

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)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big 12 defensive ppa leaderboard in 2016?

West Virginia ranks first at 0.114 in 2016.

Which Big 12 program has the best long-term defensive ppa profile?

Nebraska owns the strongest all-time average at -0.006 across 8 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big 12 race compare with the recent trend?

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.