College Football Stat Leaders
Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.
Seasons Covered
2003-2025
Current Leader
UL Monroe (0.104)
Best Season
UL Monroe 2005 (-0.184)
Scope
Sun Belt • 2014
Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.
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 2014 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.104 to 0.156, with UL Monroe setting the pace.
Sun Belt teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and James Madison is the latest winner at 0.002.
The gap from No. 1 UL Monroe to No. 5 South Alabama is 0.052, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 0.033 in 2024 to 0.002 in 2025, a swing of 0.031. UL Monroe's current mark of 0.104 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.029 held by Utah State.
Top 11 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 2014 | 0.104 |
| 2 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 2014 | 0.119 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2014 | 0.128 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 2014 | 0.148 |
| 5 | South Alabama | Sun Belt Conference | 2014 | 0.156 |
| 6 | Texas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2014 | 0.162 |
| 7 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 2014 | 0.172 |
| 8 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 2014 | 0.257 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt Conference | 2014 | 0.274 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 2014 | 0.298 |
| 11 | Georgia State | Sun Belt Conference | 2014 | 0.332 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | Sun Belt Conference | 0.002 |
| 2024 | James Madison | Sun Belt Conference | 0.033 |
| 2023 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 0.013 |
| 2022 | Marshall | Sun Belt Conference | -0.043 |
| 2021 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 0.087 |
| 2020 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 0.078 |
| 2019 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 0.073 |
| 2018 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | -0.014 |
| 2017 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 0.007 |
| 2016 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 0.019 |
| 2015 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | -0.009 |
| 2014 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 0.104 |
| 2013 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 0.050 |
| 2012 | South Alabama | Sun Belt Conference | -0.010 |
| 2011 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | -0.061 |
| 2010 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | -0.010 |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt Conference | -0.026 |
| 2008 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | -0.039 |
| 2007 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | -0.042 |
| 2006 | Florida International | Sun Belt Conference | -0.061 |
| 2005 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | -0.184 |
| 2004 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | -0.027 |
| 2003 | Utah State | Sun Belt Conference | -0.107 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 2004, 2003 | -0.029 | 2003 (-0.107) |
| 2 | James Madison | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 0.025 | 2025 (0.002) |
| 3 | North Texas | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.069 | 2003 (-0.079) |
| 4 | Florida International | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | 0.072 | 2006 (-0.061) |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 | 0.077 | 2011 (0.002) |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | 0.083 | 2010 (0.045) |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.092 | 2009 (-0.026) |
| 8 | Marshall | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 0.092 | 2022 (-0.043) |
| 9 | Troy | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.093 | 2007 (-0.042) |
| 10 | App State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 0.107 | 2018 (-0.014) |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.111 | 2011 (-0.061) |
| 12 | Louisiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.130 | 2011 (-0.003) |
| 13 | UL Monroe | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | 0.134 | 2005 (-0.184) |
| 14 | South Alabama | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 | 0.149 | 2012 (-0.010) |
| 15 | Old Dominion | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 0.162 | 2025 (0.018) |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2004, 2003 | 0.172 | 2003 (0.030) |
| 17 | Texas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 0.183 | 2013 (0.061) |
| 18 | Southern Miss | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 0.189 | 2022 (0.078) |
| 19 | Georgia Southern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 0.192 | 2020 (0.095) |
| 20 | Georgia State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | 0.207 | 2016 (0.095) |
| 21 | Coastal Carolina | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 | 0.213 | 2020 (0.133) |
UL Monroe ranks first at 0.104 in 2014.
Utah State owns the strongest all-time average at -0.029 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
James Madison 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.