College Football Stat Leaders
Source-provided CFBD Predicted Points Added allowed per defensive play.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
West Virginia (0.068)
Best Season
Iowa State 2004 (-0.134)
Scope
Big 12 • 2015
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
Defensive PPA is CFBD's source-provided scoring-value metric allowed by a defense, so lower numbers are better because they indicate opponents created less value per play. On this 2015 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.068 to 0.147, with West Virginia setting the pace.
Big 12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Texas Tech is the latest winner at -0.065.
The gap from No. 1 West Virginia to No. 5 Oklahoma State is 0.080, 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. West Virginia's current mark of 0.068 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.010 held by Nebraska.
Top 10 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | West Virginia | Big 12 Conference | 2015 | 0.068 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | 2015 | 0.075 |
| 3 | TCU | Big 12 Conference | 2015 | 0.079 |
| 4 | Baylor | Big 12 Conference | 2015 | 0.119 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 Conference | 2015 | 0.147 |
| 6 | Texas | Big 12 Conference | 2015 | 0.168 |
| 7 | Iowa State | Big 12 Conference | 2015 | 0.217 |
| 8 | Kansas State | Big 12 Conference | 2015 | 0.223 |
| 9 | Kansas | Big 12 Conference | 2015 | 0.304 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | Big 12 Conference | 2015 | 0.339 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference at time | 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 |
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 | 0.010 | 2004 (-0.045) |
| 2 | Missouri | 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.010 | 2004 (-0.117) |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.052 | 2004 (-0.063) |
| 4 | Colorado | 2025, 2024, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.053 | 2004 (-0.057) |
| 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 | 0.067 | 2009 (-0.099) |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.071 | 2004 (-0.103) |
| 8 | TCU | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 | 0.107 | 2012 (-0.031) |
| 9 | Arizona State | 2025, 2024 | 0.108 | 2025 (0.103) |
| 10 | Kansas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.110 | 2004 (-0.039) |
| 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 | 0.114 | 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 | 0.116 | 2004 (-0.011) |
| 13 | Baylor | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.125 | 2013 (-0.050) |
| 14 | BYU | 2025, 2024, 2023 | 0.128 | 2025 (0.063) |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.128 | 2025 (-0.065) |
| 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 | Houston | 2025, 2024, 2023 | 0.156 | 2025 (0.106) |
| 20 | Kansas | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.158 | 2004 (-0.100) |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 2025, 2024, 2023 | 0.218 | 2024 (0.173) |
West Virginia ranks first at 0.068 in 2015.
Nebraska owns the strongest all-time average at 0.010 across 7 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.