College Football Stat Leaders
Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.
Seasons Covered
2003-2025
Current Leader
App State (0.073)
Best Season
UL Monroe 2005 (-0.184)
Scope
Sun Belt • 2019
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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 2019 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.073 to 0.175, with App 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 App State to No. 5 Georgia Southern is 0.103, 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. App State's current mark of 0.073 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.029 held by Utah State.
Top 11 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 2019 | 0.073 |
| 2 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 2019 | 0.118 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 2019 | 0.168 |
| 4 | South Alabama | Sun Belt Conference | 2019 | 0.172 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 2019 | 0.175 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2019 | 0.181 |
| 7 | Texas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2019 | 0.206 |
| 8 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 2019 | 0.214 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt Conference | 2019 | 0.232 |
| 10 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 2019 | 0.273 |
| 11 | Georgia State | Sun Belt Conference | 2019 | 0.302 |
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) |
App State ranks first at 0.073 in 2019.
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.