College Football Stat Leaders

2024 Sun Belt College Football Defensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

James Madison (0.033)

Best Season

UL Monroe 2005 (-0.184)

Scope

Sun Belt • 2024

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 2024 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.033 to 0.171, with James Madison setting the pace.

Sun Belt Context

Sun Belt teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and James Madison is the latest winner at 0.002.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 James Madison to No. 5 Old Dominion is 0.138, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 0.033 in 2024 to 0.002 in 2025, a swing of 0.031. James Madison's current mark of 0.033 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.029 held by Utah State.

Leaderboard

Top 14 rows for the current route scope.

1James MadisonSun Belt Conference20240.033
2Texas StateSun Belt Conference20240.113
3MarshallSun Belt Conference20240.124
4South AlabamaSun Belt Conference20240.131
5Old DominionSun Belt20240.171
6TroySun Belt Conference20240.175
7UL MonroeSun Belt Conference20240.199
8LouisianaSun Belt Conference20240.202
9Coastal CarolinaSun Belt Conference20240.211
10Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference20240.237
11Georgia StateSun Belt Conference20240.265
12App StateSun Belt Conference20240.284
13Southern MissSun Belt Conference20240.309
14Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference20240.311

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025James MadisonSun Belt Conference0.002
2024James MadisonSun Belt Conference0.033
2023TroySun Belt Conference0.013
2022MarshallSun Belt Conference-0.043
2021App StateSun Belt Conference0.087
2020App StateSun Belt Conference0.078
2019App StateSun Belt Conference0.073
2018App StateSun Belt Conference-0.014
2017TroySun Belt Conference0.007
2016Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference0.019
2015App StateSun Belt Conference-0.009
2014UL MonroeSun Belt Conference0.104
2013UL MonroeSun Belt Conference0.050
2012South AlabamaSun Belt Conference-0.010
2011Arkansas StateSun Belt Conference-0.061
2010UL MonroeSun Belt Conference-0.010
2009Middle TennesseeSun Belt Conference-0.026
2008TroySun Belt Conference-0.039
2007TroySun Belt Conference-0.042
2006Florida InternationalSun Belt Conference-0.061
2005UL MonroeSun Belt Conference-0.184
2004TroySun Belt Conference-0.027
2003Utah StateSun Belt Conference-0.107

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Utah State2004, 2003-0.0292003 (-0.107)
2James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 20220.0252025 (0.002)
3North Texas2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0692003 (-0.079)
4Florida International2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.0722006 (-0.061)
5Western Kentucky2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 20090.0772011 (0.002)
6Florida Atlantic2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.0832010 (0.045)
7Middle Tennessee2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0922009 (-0.026)
8Marshall2025, 2024, 2023, 20220.0922022 (-0.043)
9Troy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.0932007 (-0.042)
10App State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.1072018 (-0.014)
11Arkansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1112011 (-0.061)
12Louisiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1302011 (-0.003)
13UL Monroe2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1342005 (-0.184)
14South Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1492012 (-0.010)
15Old Dominion2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1622025 (0.018)
16New Mexico State2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2004, 20030.1722003 (0.030)
17Texas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1832013 (0.061)
18Southern Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 20220.1892022 (0.078)
19Georgia Southern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.1922020 (0.095)
20Georgia State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.2072016 (0.095)
21Coastal Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 20170.2132020 (0.133)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Sun Belt defensive ppa leaderboard in 2024?

James Madison ranks first at 0.033 in 2024.

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

Utah State owns the strongest all-time average at -0.029 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Sun Belt race compare with the recent trend?

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.