College Football Stat Leaders
Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.
Seasons Covered
2003-2025
Current Leader
Oklahoma (0.079)
Best Season
Oklahoma 2003 (-0.181)
Scope
Big 12 • 2023
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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 2023 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.079 to 0.142, with Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma to No. 5 UCF is 0.063, 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. Oklahoma's current mark of 0.079 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.006 held by Nebraska.
Top 14 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.079 |
| 2 | Texas | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.092 |
| 3 | Kansas State | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.114 |
| 4 | Iowa State | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.120 |
| 5 | UCF | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.142 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.159 |
| 7 | Kansas | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.197 |
| 8 | TCU | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.201 |
| 9 | BYU | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.202 |
| 10 | West Virginia | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.202 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.242 |
| 12 | Houston | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.246 |
| 13 | Baylor | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.275 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | Big 12 Conference | 2023 | 0.291 |
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) |
Oklahoma ranks first at 0.079 in 2023.
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.