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 | 559 |
| FF | Fantasy football | 579 |
| Ceiling | Upside of a player | 584 |
| DFS | Daily Fantasy Sports | 586 |
| FFL | Fantasy football league | 588 |
| YPG | Yards per game | 588 |
| Handcuff | A fantasy football backup player | 589 |
| PF | Points for | 590 |
| Trade bait | A good player that entices other teams to trade for him | 590 |
| TE | Tight end | 590 |
| rec | Receptions | 591 |
| Snake draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 591 |
| Ghostship | A fantasy football team with no owner | 591 |
| RB | Running back | 591 |
| Waiver hawk | A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire | 592 |
| Bullish | Positive outlook | 592 |
| PPR | Points per reception | 592 |
| Sleeper | A player drafted late but exceeds expectations | 592 |
| Draft dasher | A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it | 593 |
| Bearish | Negative outlook | 593 |
| Half-PPR | Half-point per reception league | 593 |
| Fleecing | Taking advantage of a person through a trade | 593 |
| RB1 | Starting fantasy running back | 594 |
| att | Attempts | 594 |
| Stream | Rotating players in and out of a lineup | 594 |
| WR1 | First starting fantasy wide receiver | 594 |
| Undroppable | A player who cannot be dropped from a fantasy team | 594 |
| Vulture back | A running back who takes scoring chances from the starter | 594 |
| QB | Quarterback | 594 |
| Floor | Downside of a player | 595 |
| tar | Receiving targets | 595 |
| Reach | To draft a player too soon | 595 |
| ADP | Average draft position | 595 |
| Shark | An experienced fantasy sports player | 595 |
| Fish | Casual fantasy sports player | 595 |
| Auction draft | A fantasy sports draft where owners bid on players | 596 |
| fum | Total fumbles | 596 |
| oprk | Opponent ranking | 596 |
| Minnow | Weak fantasy sports player | 596 |
| Damaged goods | A person who has one or more major flaws | 596 |
| Flier | Gamble on a risky player | 596 |
| sck | Sacks | 596 |
| sfty | Safety | 596 |
| d | Defense | 596 |
| int | Interception | 596 |
| QBBC | Quarterback by committee | 596 |
| Flyer | Gamble on a risky player | 596 |
| Fade | To purposely disregard a player | 596 |
| Serpentine draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 597 |
| Keeper league | Fantasy sports league where you keep your players | 597 |
| IDP | Individual defensive player | 597 |
| proj | Projected | 597 |
| Garbage time | Time during a blowout game where strategies change | 597 |
| FR | Fumble recovery | 597 |
| Flex | Fantasy football position that can be a RB, WR, or TE | 597 |
| QB1 | First starting fantasy quarterback | 597 |
| PA | Points against | 597 |
| WR3 | Third starting fantasy wide receiver | 598 |
| DST | Defense and Special Teams | 598 |
| RB2 | Second starting fantasy running back | 598 |
| QB2 | Second starting fantasy quarterback | 598 |
| WR2 | Second starting fantasy wide receiver | 598 |
| K | Kicker | 598 |
| FPG | Fantasy points per game | 598 |
| yds | Yards | 598 |
| YPA | Yards per attempt | 598 |
| i | Interception | 598 |
| prk | Position rank | 598 |
| ffb | Fantasy football | 599 |
| Cheat sheet | A list of players ranked in order of fantasy value | 600 |
| Donk | Donkey | 603 |
| ST | Special teams | 604 |