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 | 581 |
| Ceiling | Upside of a player | 586 |
| DFS | Daily Fantasy Sports | 587 |
| FFL | Fantasy football league | 589 |
| Handcuff | A fantasy football backup player | 589 |
| Snake draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 590 |
| YPG | Yards per game | 590 |
| PPR | Points per reception | 591 |
| TE | Tight end | 591 |
| PF | Points for | 591 |
| Ghostship | A fantasy football team with no owner | 592 |
| Half-PPR | Half-point per reception league | 592 |
| Trade bait | A good player that entices other teams to trade for him | 592 |
| RB | Running back | 592 |
| 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 |
| Vulture back | A running back who takes scoring chances from the starter | 593 |
| RB1 | Starting fantasy running back | 593 |
| rec | Receptions | 593 |
| Sleeper | A player drafted late but exceeds expectations | 593 |
| Shark | An experienced fantasy sports player | 593 |
| Fish | Casual fantasy sports player | 593 |
| Draft dasher | A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it | 594 |
| Waiver hawk | A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire | 594 |
| ADP | Average draft position | 594 |
| Reach | To draft a player too soon | 594 |
| Flier | Gamble on a risky player | 595 |
| Floor | Downside of a player | 595 |
| Flyer | Gamble on a risky player | 595 |
| tar | Receiving targets | 595 |
| att | Attempts | 595 |
| Bearish | Negative outlook | 595 |
| QB | Quarterback | 595 |
| sfty | Safety | 596 |
| sck | Sacks | 596 |
| fum | Total fumbles | 596 |
| Auction draft | Draft where owners bid on players | 596 |
| Fade | To purposely disregard a player | 596 |
| Minnow | Weak fantasy sports player | 596 |
| Fleecing | Taking advantage of a person through a trade | 596 |
| FR | Fumble recovery | 596 |
| QB1 | First starting fantasy quarterback | 596 |
| QBBC | Quarterback by committee | 596 |
| d | Defense | 596 |
| Damaged goods | A person who has one or more major flaws | 597 |
| Flex | Fantasy football position that can be a RB, WR, or TE | 597 |
| proj | Projected | 597 |
| IDP | Individual defensive player | 597 |
| oprk | Opponent ranking | 597 |
| Garbage time | Time during a blowout game where strategies change | 597 |
| int | Interception | 597 |
| ST | Special teams | 597 |
| DST | Defense and Special Teams | 598 |
| YPA | Yards per attempt | 598 |
| yds | Yards | 598 |
| 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 | 599 |
| i | Interception | 599 |
| PA | Points against | 599 |
| prk | Position rank | 599 |
| FPG | Fantasy points per game | 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 |
| K | Kicker | 600 |
| Cheat sheet | A list of players ranked in order of fantasy value | 600 |
| ffb | Fantasy football | 600 |
| Donk | Donkey | 603 |