College Football Stat Leaders

2005 SEC College Football Defensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

Alabama (-0.020)

Best Season

LSU 2003 (-0.197)

Scope

SEC • 2005

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 2005 leaderboard, the visible range runs -0.020 to 0.025, with Alabama setting the pace.

SEC Context

SEC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Oklahoma is the latest winner at -0.016.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Alabama to No. 5 Florida is 0.045, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 0.012 in 2024 to -0.016 in 2025, a swing of 0.028. Alabama's current mark of -0.020 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.012 held by Alabama.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1AlabamaSoutheastern Conference2005-0.020
2VanderbiltSoutheastern Conference2005-0.018
3LSUSoutheastern Conference2005-0.017
4TennesseeSoutheastern Conference20050.016
5FloridaSoutheastern Conference20050.025
6Ole MissSoutheastern Conference20050.043
7Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference20050.077
8AuburnSoutheastern Conference20050.077
9GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference20050.087
10ArkansasSoutheastern Conference20050.094
11South CarolinaSoutheastern Conference20050.103
12KentuckySoutheastern Conference20050.136

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025OklahomaSoutheastern Conference-0.016
2024Ole MissSoutheastern Conference0.012
2023GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference0.073
2022GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference0.020
2021GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference-0.046
2020AlabamaSoutheastern Conference0.070
2019AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.005
2018Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference-0.053
2017AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.024
2016AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.102
2015AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.029
2014Ole MissSoutheastern Conference-0.024
2013AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.009
2012South CarolinaSoutheastern Conference-0.019
2011AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.137
2010FloridaSoutheastern Conference-0.022
2009AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.095
2008FloridaSoutheastern Conference-0.060
2007LSUSoutheastern Conference-0.069
2006LSUSoutheastern Conference-0.070
2005AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.020
2004AlabamaSoutheastern Conference-0.177
2003LSUSoutheastern Conference-0.197

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003-0.0122004 (-0.177)
2Oklahoma2025, 20240.0212025 (-0.016)
3Georgia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0292003 (-0.133)
4LSU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0442003 (-0.197)
5Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0552003 (-0.060)
6Texas2025, 20240.0582024 (0.018)
7Auburn2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0632004 (-0.117)
8Mississippi State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0762018 (-0.053)
9Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0832008 (-0.058)
10South Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0882004 (-0.108)
11Ole Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0922004 (-0.045)
12Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1072003 (-0.035)
13Texas A&M2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1082021 (0.011)
14Arkansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1132003 (-0.052)
15Missouri2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1192015 (0.016)
16Vanderbilt2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1282005 (-0.018)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the SEC defensive ppa leaderboard in 2005?

Alabama ranks first at -0.020 in 2005.

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

Alabama owns the strongest all-time average at -0.012 across 23 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the SEC race compare with the recent trend?

Oklahoma 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.