College Football Stat Leaders
Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.
Seasons Covered
2003-2025
Current Leader
Arkansas State (0.019)
Best Season
UL Monroe 2005 (-0.184)
Scope
Sun Belt • 2016
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 2016 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.019 to 0.107, with Arkansas State 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 Arkansas State to No. 5 Troy is 0.087, 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. Arkansas State's current mark of 0.019 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.029 held by Utah State.
Top 11 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2016 | 0.019 |
| 2 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 2016 | 0.038 |
| 3 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 2016 | 0.090 |
| 4 | Georgia State | Sun Belt Conference | 2016 | 0.095 |
| 5 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 2016 | 0.107 |
| 6 | South Alabama | Sun Belt Conference | 2016 | 0.143 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 2016 | 0.149 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 2016 | 0.168 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt Conference | 2016 | 0.208 |
| 10 | Texas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2016 | 0.253 |
| 11 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 2016 | 0.266 |
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) |
Arkansas State ranks first at 0.019 in 2016.
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.