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 | 580 |
| Ceiling | Upside of a player | 585 |
| DFS | Daily Fantasy Sports | 586 |
| Handcuff | A fantasy football backup player | 588 |
| FFL | Fantasy football league | 589 |
| YPG | Yards per game | 589 |
| Snake draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 589 |
| PPR | Points per reception | 591 |
| PF | Points for | 591 |
| Trade bait | A good player that entices other teams to trade for him | 591 |
| Ghostship | A fantasy football team with no owner | 591 |
| TE | Tight end | 591 |
| Sleeper | A player drafted late but exceeds expectations | 592 |
| Half-PPR | Half-point per reception league | 592 |
| rec | Receptions | 592 |
| Vulture back | A running back who takes scoring chances from the starter | 593 |
| Bullish | Positive outlook | 593 |
| ADP | Average draft position | 593 |
| Stream | Rotating players in and out of a lineup | 593 |
| Undroppable | A player who cannot be dropped from a fantasy team | 593 |
| Draft dasher | A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it | 593 |
| WR1 | First starting fantasy wide receiver | 593 |
| Waiver hawk | A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire | 593 |
| RB | Running back | 593 |
| RB1 | Starting fantasy running back | 593 |
| Shark | An experienced fantasy sports player | 594 |
| Fish | Casual fantasy sports player | 594 |
| QB | Quarterback | 594 |
| Reach | To draft a player too soon | 594 |
| Bearish | Negative outlook | 594 |
| Floor | Downside of a player | 595 |
| tar | Receiving targets | 595 |
| Auction draft | A fantasy sports draft where owners bid on players | 595 |
| att | Attempts | 595 |
| Fleecing | Taking advantage of a person through a trade | 595 |
| Flier | Gamble on a risky player | 595 |
| Flyer | Gamble on a risky player | 595 |
| Fade | To purposely disregard a player | 596 |
| sfty | Safety | 596 |
| sck | Sacks | 596 |
| fum | Total fumbles | 596 |
| oprk | Opponent ranking | 596 |
| FR | Fumble recovery | 596 |
| QBBC | Quarterback by committee | 596 |
| int | Interception | 596 |
| Damaged goods | A person who has one or more major flaws | 596 |
| d | Defense | 596 |
| Minnow | Weak fantasy sports player | 596 |
| Flex | Fantasy football position that can be a RB, WR, or TE | 597 |
| IDP | Individual defensive player | 597 |
| QB1 | First starting fantasy quarterback | 597 |
| proj | Projected | 597 |
| Garbage time | Time during a blowout game where strategies change | 597 |
| Keeper league | Fantasy sports league where you keep your players | 598 |
| YPA | Yards per attempt | 598 |
| PA | Points against | 598 |
| Serpentine draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 598 |
| yds | Yards | 598 |
| DST | Defense and Special Teams | 599 |
| i | Interception | 599 |
| prk | Position rank | 599 |
| RB2 | Second starting fantasy running back | 599 |
| QB2 | Second starting fantasy quarterback | 599 |
| FPG | Fantasy points per game | 599 |
| K | Kicker | 599 |
| WR3 | Third starting fantasy wide receiver | 599 |
| WR2 | Second starting fantasy wide receiver | 599 |
| ffb | Fantasy football | 600 |
| Cheat sheet | A list of players ranked in order of fantasy value | 600 |
| ST | Special teams | 601 |
| Donk | Donkey | 603 |