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 | 557 |
| FF | Fantasy football | 580 |
| Ceiling | Upside of a player | 585 |
| DFS | Daily Fantasy Sports | 587 |
| FFL | Fantasy football league | 588 |
| YPG | Yards per game | 588 |
| Handcuff | A fantasy football backup player | 589 |
| Bullish | Positive outlook | 589 |
| PF | Points for | 590 |
| rec | Receptions | 590 |
| Trade bait | A good player that entices other teams to trade for him | 590 |
| TE | Tight end | 590 |
| Waiver hawk | A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire | 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 |
| Bearish | Negative outlook | 591 |
| Sleeper | A player drafted late but exceeds expectations | 591 |
| PPR | Points per reception | 591 |
| Half-PPR | Half-point per reception league | 593 |
| Fleecing | Taking advantage of a person through a trade | 593 |
| Draft dasher | A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it | 593 |
| att | Attempts | 593 |
| QB | Quarterback | 594 |
| RB1 | Starting fantasy running back | 594 |
| Vulture back | A running back who takes scoring chances from the starter | 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 |
| Shark | An experienced fantasy sports player | 595 |
| tar | Receiving targets | 595 |
| Fish | Casual fantasy sports player | 595 |
| ADP | Average draft position | 595 |
| Floor | Downside of a player | 595 |
| fum | Total fumbles | 596 |
| Reach | To draft a player too soon | 596 |
| Damaged goods | A person who has one or more major flaws | 596 |
| Auction draft | A fantasy sports draft where owners bid on players | 596 |
| oprk | Opponent ranking | 596 |
| sck | Sacks | 596 |
| int | Interception | 596 |
| QBBC | Quarterback by committee | 596 |
| Flyer | Gamble on a risky player | 596 |
| sfty | Safety | 596 |
| Fade | To purposely disregard a player | 596 |
| Flier | Gamble on a risky player | 596 |
| Minnow | Weak fantasy sports player | 596 |
| Keeper league | Fantasy sports league where you keep your players | 597 |
| PA | Points against | 597 |
| Serpentine draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 597 |
| IDP | Individual defensive player | 597 |
| Garbage time | Time during a blowout game where strategies change | 597 |
| proj | Projected | 597 |
| Flex | Fantasy football position that can be a RB, WR, or TE | 597 |
| QB1 | First starting fantasy quarterback | 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 |
| prk | Position rank | 598 |
| K | Kicker | 598 |
| d | Defense | 598 |
| FPG | Fantasy points per game | 598 |
| yds | Yards | 598 |
| FR | Fumble recovery | 598 |
| i | Interception | 598 |
| YPA | Yards per attempt | 598 |
| ffb | Fantasy football | 599 |
| Cheat sheet | A list of players ranked in order of fantasy value | 600 |
| ST | Special teams | 603 |
| Donk | Donkey | 604 |