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 | 561 |
| FF | Fantasy football | 580 |
| Ceiling | Upside of a player | 586 |
| DFS | Daily Fantasy Sports | 587 |
| Handcuff | A fantasy football backup player | 588 |
| FFL | Fantasy football league | 589 |
| Snake draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 589 |
| YPG | Yards per game | 590 |
| PF | Points for | 591 |
| TE | Tight end | 591 |
| Ghostship | A fantasy football team with no owner | 591 |
| PPR | Points per reception | 591 |
| Half-PPR | Half-point per reception league | 592 |
| Sleeper | A player drafted late but exceeds expectations | 592 |
| Trade bait | A good player that entices other teams to trade for him | 592 |
| RB | Running back | 592 |
| rec | Receptions | 593 |
| Vulture back | A running back who takes scoring chances from the starter | 593 |
| Draft dasher | A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it | 593 |
| Undroppable | A player who cannot be dropped from a fantasy team | 593 |
| Stream | Rotating players in and out of a lineup | 593 |
| ADP | Average draft position | 593 |
| Waiver hawk | A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire | 593 |
| WR1 | First starting fantasy wide receiver | 593 |
| RB1 | Starting fantasy running back | 593 |
| Bullish | Positive outlook | 593 |
| Reach | To draft a player too soon | 594 |
| Fish | Casual fantasy sports player | 594 |
| Shark | An experienced fantasy sports player | 594 |
| Bearish | Negative outlook | 594 |
| QB | Quarterback | 595 |
| tar | Receiving targets | 595 |
| Auction draft | A fantasy sports draft where owners bid on players | 595 |
| att | Attempts | 595 |
| Floor | Downside of a player | 595 |
| Flyer | Gamble on a risky player | 595 |
| Flier | Gamble on a risky player | 595 |
| Fade | To purposely disregard a player | 596 |
| sfty | Safety | 596 |
| sck | Sacks | 596 |
| fum | Total fumbles | 596 |
| Minnow | Weak fantasy sports player | 596 |
| d | Defense | 596 |
| Fleecing | Taking advantage of a person through a trade | 596 |
| FR | Fumble recovery | 596 |
| QBBC | Quarterback by committee | 596 |
| IDP | Individual defensive player | 597 |
| Flex | Fantasy football position that can be a RB, WR, or TE | 597 |
| int | Interception | 597 |
| oprk | Opponent ranking | 597 |
| Damaged goods | A person who has one or more major flaws | 597 |
| proj | Projected | 597 |
| Garbage time | Time during a blowout game where strategies change | 597 |
| QB1 | First starting fantasy quarterback | 597 |
| ST | Special teams | 597 |
| 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 | 598 |
| PA | Points against | 598 |
| YPA | Yards per attempt | 598 |
| yds | Yards | 598 |
| i | Interception | 599 |
| prk | Position rank | 599 |
| FPG | Fantasy points per game | 599 |
| K | Kicker | 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 |
| DST | Defense and Special Teams | 599 |
| Cheat sheet | A list of players ranked in order of fantasy value | 600 |
| ffb | Fantasy football | 600 |
| Donk | Donkey | 603 |