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 |
| rec | Receptions | 590 |
| Trade bait | A good player that entices other teams to trade for him | 590 |
| TE | Tight end | 590 |
| RB | Running back | 590 |
| Sleeper | A player drafted late but exceeds expectations | 591 |
| Snake draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 591 |
| Bullish | Positive outlook | 591 |
| Ghostship | A fantasy football team with no owner | 591 |
| Waiver hawk | A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire | 592 |
| PPR | Points per reception | 592 |
| Fleecing | Taking advantage of a person through a trade | 593 |
| Bearish | Negative outlook | 593 |
| Draft dasher | A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it | 593 |
| Half-PPR | Half-point per reception league | 593 |
| Vulture back | A running back who takes scoring chances from the starter | 594 |
| att | Attempts | 594 |
| QB | Quarterback | 594 |
| Undroppable | A player who cannot be dropped from a fantasy team | 594 |
| WR1 | First starting fantasy wide receiver | 594 |
| Stream | Rotating players in and out of a lineup | 594 |
| RB1 | Starting fantasy running back | 594 |
| Shark | An experienced fantasy sports player | 595 |
| Fish | Casual fantasy sports player | 595 |
| ADP | Average draft position | 595 |
| Reach | To draft a player too soon | 595 |
| Floor | Downside of a player | 595 |
| tar | Receiving targets | 595 |
| oprk | Opponent ranking | 596 |
| fum | Total fumbles | 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 |
| Flyer | Gamble on a risky player | 596 |
| sck | Sacks | 596 |
| Fade | To purposely disregard a player | 596 |
| int | Interception | 596 |
| QBBC | Quarterback by committee | 596 |
| sfty | Safety | 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 |
| Serpentine draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 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 |
| d | Defense | 597 |
| PA | Points against | 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 |
| WR3 | Third starting fantasy wide receiver | 598 |
| K | Kicker | 598 |
| FPG | Fantasy points per game | 598 |
| yds | Yards | 598 |
| FR | Fumble recovery | 598 |
| i | Interception | 598 |
| YPA | Yards per attempt | 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 |