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
ptsPoints
FFFantasy football
CeilingUpside of a player
DFSDaily Fantasy Sports
FFLFantasy football league
YPGYards per game
HandcuffA fantasy football backup player
PFPoints for
Trade baitA good player that entices other teams to trade for him
TETight end
recReceptions
Snake draftDraft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next
GhostshipA fantasy football team with no owner
RBRunning back
Waiver hawkA fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire
BullishPositive outlook
PPRPoints per reception
SleeperA player drafted late but exceeds expectations
Draft dasherA fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it
BearishNegative outlook
Half-PPRHalf-point per reception league
FleecingTaking advantage of a person through a trade
RB1Starting fantasy running back
attAttempts
StreamRotating players in and out of a lineup
WR1First starting fantasy wide receiver
UndroppableA player who cannot be dropped from a fantasy team
Vulture backA running back who takes scoring chances from the starter
QBQuarterback
FloorDownside of a player
tarReceiving targets
ReachTo draft a player too soon
ADPAverage draft position
SharkAn experienced fantasy sports player
FishCasual fantasy sports player
Auction draftA fantasy sports draft where owners bid on players
fumTotal fumbles
oprkOpponent ranking
MinnowWeak fantasy sports player
Damaged goodsA person who has one or more major flaws
FlierGamble on a risky player
sckSacks
sftySafety
dDefense
intInterception
QBBCQuarterback by committee
FlyerGamble on a risky player
FadeTo purposely disregard a player
Serpentine draftDraft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next
Keeper leagueFantasy sports league where you keep your players
IDPIndividual defensive player
projProjected
Garbage timeTime during a blowout game where strategies change
FRFumble recovery
FlexFantasy football position that can be a RB, WR, or TE
QB1First starting fantasy quarterback
PAPoints against
WR3Third starting fantasy wide receiver
DSTDefense and Special Teams
RB2Second starting fantasy running back
QB2Second starting fantasy quarterback
WR2Second starting fantasy wide receiver
KKicker
FPGFantasy points per game
ydsYards
YPAYards per attempt
iInterception
prkPosition rank
ffbFantasy football
Cheat sheetA list of players ranked in order of fantasy value
DonkDonkey
STSpecial teams