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 | 561 |
| FF | Fantasy football | 581 |
| Ceiling | Upside of a player | 585 |
| DFS | Daily Fantasy Sports | 586 |
| Handcuff | A fantasy football backup player | 588 |
| FFL | Fantasy football league | 589 |
| Snake draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 589 |
| YPG | Yards per game | 590 |
| PF | Points for | 591 |
| PPR | Points per reception | 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 |
| Sleeper | A player drafted late but exceeds expectations | 592 |
| rec | Receptions | 592 |
| Half-PPR | Half-point per reception league | 592 |
| Waiver hawk | A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire | 593 |
| Vulture back | A running back who takes scoring chances from the starter | 593 |
| Draft dasher | A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it | 593 |
| Undroppable | A player who cannot be dropped from a fantasy team | 593 |
| Stream | Rotating players in and out of a lineup | 593 |
| ADP | Average draft position | 593 |
| WR1 | First starting fantasy wide receiver | 593 |
| RB1 | Starting fantasy running back | 593 |
| RB | Running back | 593 |
| Bullish | Positive outlook | 593 |
| Reach | To draft a player too soon | 594 |
| Shark | An experienced fantasy sports player | 594 |
| QB | Quarterback | 594 |
| Bearish | Negative outlook | 594 |
| Fish | Casual fantasy sports player | 594 |
| Fleecing | Taking advantage of a person through a trade | 595 |
| att | Attempts | 595 |
| Auction draft | A fantasy sports draft where owners bid on players | 595 |
| Flyer | Gamble on a risky player | 595 |
| tar | Receiving targets | 595 |
| Flier | Gamble on a risky player | 595 |
| Floor | Downside of a player | 595 |
| fum | Total fumbles | 596 |
| oprk | Opponent ranking | 596 |
| sck | Sacks | 596 |
| Minnow | Weak fantasy sports player | 596 |
| sfty | Safety | 596 |
| Fade | To purposely disregard a player | 596 |
| FR | Fumble recovery | 596 |
| int | Interception | 596 |
| QBBC | Quarterback by committee | 596 |
| d | Defense | 596 |
| Damaged goods | A person who has one or more major flaws | 597 |
| IDP | Individual defensive player | 597 |
| proj | Projected | 597 |
| Garbage time | Time during a blowout game where strategies change | 597 |
| Flex | Fantasy football position that can be a RB, WR, or TE | 597 |
| QB1 | First starting fantasy quarterback | 597 |
| Serpentine draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 598 |
| Keeper league | Fantasy sports league where you keep your players | 598 |
| PA | Points against | 598 |
| YPA | Yards per attempt | 598 |
| yds | Yards | 598 |
| i | Interception | 599 |
| prk | Position rank | 599 |
| FPG | Fantasy points per game | 599 |
| K | Kicker | 599 |
| WR3 | Third starting fantasy wide receiver | 599 |
| WR2 | Second starting fantasy wide receiver | 599 |
| QB2 | Second starting fantasy quarterback | 599 |
| RB2 | Second starting fantasy running back | 599 |
| DST | Defense and Special Teams | 599 |
| Cheat sheet | A list of players ranked in order of fantasy value | 600 |
| ffb | Fantasy football | 600 |
| ST | Special teams | 601 |
| Donk | Donkey | 603 |