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 | 567 |
| FF | Fantasy football | 583 |
| PPR | Points per reception | 590 |
| WR | Wide receiver | 591 |
| Handcuff | A fantasy football backup player | 591 |
| FFL | Fantasy football league | 592 |
| PF | Points for | 592 |
| YPG | Yards per game | 592 |
| DFS | Daily Fantasy Sports | 592 |
| Ceiling | Upside of a player | 592 |
| Snake draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 592 |
| RB | Running back | 593 |
| Half-PPR | Half-point per reception league | 593 |
| WR1 | First starting fantasy wide receiver | 593 |
| ADP | Average draft position | 594 |
| RB1 | Starting fantasy running back | 594 |
| Bearish | Negative outlook | 595 |
| Bullish | Positive outlook | 595 |
| Fish | Casual fantasy sports player | 595 |
| rec | Receptions | 595 |
| Ghostship | A fantasy football team with no owner | 595 |
| TE | Tight end | 595 |
| Shark | An experienced fantasy sports player | 596 |
| Sleeper | A player drafted late but exceeds expectations | 596 |
| Flier | Gamble on a risky player | 596 |
| Undroppable | A player who cannot be dropped from a fantasy team | 596 |
| Stream | Rotating players in and out of a lineup | 596 |
| Draft dasher | A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it | 596 |
| QB1 | First starting fantasy quarterback | 596 |
| Vulture back | A running back who takes scoring chances from the starter | 596 |
| Reach | To draft a player too soon | 596 |
| Trade bait | A good player that entices other teams to trade for him | 596 |
| fum | Total fumbles | 597 |
| d | Defense | 597 |
| Minnow | Weak fantasy sports player | 597 |
| Waiver hawk | A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire | 597 |
| Flex | Fantasy football position that can be a RB, WR, or TE | 597 |
| Floor | Downside of a player | 597 |
| Flyer | Gamble on a risky player | 597 |
| QB | Quarterback | 597 |
| sck | Sacks | 598 |
| oprk | Opponent ranking | 598 |
| IDP | Individual defensive player | 598 |
| proj | Projected | 598 |
| tar | Receiving targets | 598 |
| Fleecing | Taking advantage of a person through a trade | 598 |
| FR | Fumble recovery | 598 |
| sfty | Safety | 599 |
| Cheat sheet | A list of players ranked in order of fantasy value | 599 |
| PA | Points against | 599 |
| Fade | To purposely disregard a player | 599 |
| FPG | Fantasy points per game | 599 |
| Keeper league | Fantasy sports league where you keep your players | 599 |
| Serpentine draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 599 |
| Auction draft | Draft where owners bid on players | 599 |
| ffb | Fantasy football | 599 |
| RB2 | Second starting fantasy running back | 599 |
| QB2 | Second starting fantasy quarterback | 599 |
| WR2 | Second starting fantasy wide receiver | 599 |
| WR3 | Third starting fantasy wide receiver | 599 |
| K | Kicker | 599 |
| prk | Position rank | 599 |
| yds | Yards | 599 |
| QBBC | Quarterback by committee | 599 |
| int | Interception | 599 |
| Garbage time | Time during a blowout game where strategies change | 599 |
| Damaged goods | A person who has one or more major flaws | 599 |
| att | Attempts | 599 |
| YPA | Yards per attempt | 599 |
| ST | Special teams | 600 |
| i | Interception | 602 |
| Donk | Donkey | 603 |