College Football Stat Leaders

2024 Big Ten College Football Defensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

Ohio State (-0.010)

Best Season

Michigan 2004 (-0.146)

Scope

Big Ten • 2024

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

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 2024 leaderboard, the visible range runs -0.010 to 0.098, with Ohio State setting the pace.

Big Ten Context

Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Ohio State is the latest winner at -0.014.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Ohio State to No. 5 Iowa is 0.109, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from -0.010 in 2024 to -0.014 in 2025, a swing of 0.003. Ohio State's current mark of -0.010 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.011 held by Ohio State.

Leaderboard

Top 18 rows for the current route scope.

1Ohio StateBig Ten Conference2024-0.010
2IndianaBig Ten Conference20240.035
3Penn StateBig Ten Conference20240.045
4MinnesotaBig Ten Conference20240.047
5IowaBig Ten Conference20240.098
6OregonBig Ten Conference20240.111
7MichiganBig Ten Conference20240.120
8NebraskaBig Ten Conference20240.127
9WashingtonBig Ten Conference20240.131
10NorthwesternBig Ten Conference20240.145
11UCLABig Ten Conference20240.163
12IllinoisBig Ten Conference20240.165
13Michigan StateBig Ten Conference20240.170
14USCBig Ten Conference20240.171
15WisconsinBig Ten Conference20240.174
16MarylandBig Ten Conference20240.174
17RutgersBig Ten Conference20240.236
18PurdueBig Ten Conference20240.374

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.014
2024Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.010
2023Penn StateBig Ten Conference-0.014
2022IowaBig Ten Conference-0.043
2021WisconsinBig Ten Conference-0.011
2020WisconsinBig Ten Conference0.016
2019Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.011
2018MichiganBig Ten Conference0.004
2017WisconsinBig Ten Conference-0.040
2016Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.051
2015NorthwesternBig Ten Conference-0.011
2014Penn StateBig Ten Conference-0.045
2013Michigan StateBig Ten Conference-0.057
2012Michigan StateBig Ten Conference-0.080
2011Michigan StateBig Ten Conference-0.050
2010Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.041
2009Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.037
2008IowaBig Ten Conference-0.042
2007Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.059
2006WisconsinBig Ten Conference-0.095
2005Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.011
2004MichiganBig Ten Conference-0.146
2003Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.143

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Ohio State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0112003 (-0.143)
2Iowa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0262004 (-0.134)
3Penn State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0302014 (-0.045)
4Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0312004 (-0.146)
5Wisconsin2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0342006 (-0.095)
6Michigan State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0682012 (-0.080)
7Oregon2025, 20240.0762025 (0.041)
8Northwestern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0802004 (-0.047)
9Washington2025, 20240.0942025 (0.057)
10Illinois2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1092022 (-0.038)
11Minnesota2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1102003 (0.005)
12Indiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1112004 (-0.021)
13Purdue2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1222003 (-0.057)
14Nebraska2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 20110.1282012 (-0.013)
15Maryland2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.1522022 (0.076)
16USC2025, 20240.1602025 (0.149)
17Rutgers2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.2032023 (0.116)
18UCLA2025, 20240.2122024 (0.163)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big Ten defensive ppa leaderboard in 2024?

Ohio State ranks first at -0.010 in 2024.

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

Ohio State owns the strongest all-time average at 0.011 across 23 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

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

Ohio State 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.