Fantasy Football Slang
There once was a time when people only watched football to follow their favorite team. Fantasy football changed that, inspiring football fans to keep track of players in almost every game played each week. Whether it's your first year playing fantasy football or you're a seasoned veteran in ten different leagues, knowing the fantasy football terms below will help keep you on top of your game.
| Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| pts | Points | 560 |
| FF | Fantasy football | 578 |
| Ceiling | Upside of a player | 585 |
| DFS | Daily Fantasy Sports | 585 |
| Handcuff | A fantasy football backup player | 588 |
| FFL | Fantasy football league | 589 |
| YPG | Yards per game | 589 |
| Snake draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 590 |
| PPR | Points per reception | 591 |
| Waiver hawk | A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire | 591 |
| PF | Points for | 591 |
| Trade bait | A good player that entices other teams to trade for him | 591 |
| Ghostship | A fantasy football team with no owner | 591 |
| TE | Tight end | 591 |
| Half-PPR | Half-point per reception league | 592 |
| Draft dasher | A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it | 592 |
| rec | Receptions | 592 |
| Vulture back | A running back who takes scoring chances from the starter | 593 |
| Bullish | Positive outlook | 593 |
| Stream | Rotating players in and out of a lineup | 593 |
| Undroppable | A player who cannot be dropped from a fantasy team | 593 |
| WR1 | First starting fantasy wide receiver | 593 |
| Sleeper | A player drafted late but exceeds expectations | 593 |
| RB | Running back | 593 |
| RB1 | Starting fantasy running back | 593 |
| ADP | Average draft position | 594 |
| Fish | Casual fantasy sports player | 594 |
| Shark | An experienced fantasy sports player | 594 |
| Reach | To draft a player too soon | 594 |
| Bearish | Negative outlook | 594 |
| Flier | Gamble on a risky player | 595 |
| Floor | Downside of a player | 595 |
| Flyer | Gamble on a risky player | 595 |
| Auction draft | A fantasy sports draft where owners bid on players | 595 |
| oprk | Opponent ranking | 595 |
| QB | Quarterback | 595 |
| tar | Receiving targets | 595 |
| att | Attempts | 595 |
| Fleecing | Taking advantage of a person through a trade | 595 |
| fum | Total fumbles | 596 |
| Fade | To purposely disregard a player | 596 |
| Minnow | Weak fantasy sports player | 596 |
| sck | Sacks | 596 |
| Damaged goods | A person who has one or more major flaws | 596 |
| sfty | Safety | 596 |
| d | Defense | 596 |
| FR | Fumble recovery | 596 |
| int | Interception | 596 |
| QBBC | Quarterback by committee | 596 |
| Keeper league | Fantasy sports league where you keep your players | 597 |
| QB1 | First starting fantasy quarterback | 597 |
| PA | Points against | 597 |
| proj | Projected | 597 |
| IDP | Individual defensive player | 597 |
| Flex | Fantasy football position that can be a RB, WR, or TE | 597 |
| Serpentine draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 597 |
| Garbage time | Time during a blowout game where strategies change | 597 |
| DST | Defense and Special Teams | 598 |
| i | Interception | 598 |
| prk | Position rank | 598 |
| YPA | Yards per attempt | 598 |
| RB2 | Second starting fantasy running back | 598 |
| QB2 | Second starting fantasy quarterback | 598 |
| yds | Yards | 598 |
| FPG | Fantasy points per game | 598 |
| K | Kicker | 598 |
| WR3 | Third starting fantasy wide receiver | 598 |
| WR2 | Second starting fantasy wide receiver | 598 |
| ffb | Fantasy football | 599 |
| Cheat sheet | A list of players ranked in order of fantasy value | 600 |
| Donk | Donkey | 603 |
| ST | Special teams | 603 |