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 | 570 |
| FF | Fantasy football | 583 |
| PPR | Points per reception | 591 |
| FFL | Fantasy football league | 592 |
| PF | Points for | 592 |
| DFS | Daily Fantasy Sports | 592 |
| Ceiling | Upside of a player | 592 |
| Snake draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 592 |
| Handcuff | A fantasy football backup player | 593 |
| YPG | Yards per game | 593 |
| Half-PPR | Half-point per reception league | 593 |
| WR1 | First starting fantasy wide receiver | 593 |
| WR | Wide receiver | 593 |
| RB | Running back | 594 |
| RB1 | Starting fantasy running back | 594 |
| Bearish | Negative outlook | 595 |
| Bullish | Positive outlook | 595 |
| rec | Receptions | 595 |
| TE | Tight end | 595 |
| Ghostship | A fantasy football team with no owner | 596 |
| Flier | Gamble on a risky player | 596 |
| Undroppable | A player who cannot be dropped from a fantasy team | 596 |
| QB1 | First starting fantasy quarterback | 596 |
| Fish | Casual fantasy sports player | 596 |
| Stream | Rotating players in and out of a lineup | 596 |
| Draft dasher | A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it | 596 |
| Reach | To draft a player too soon | 596 |
| Trade bait | A good player that entices other teams to trade for him | 596 |
| ADP | Average draft position | 596 |
| Flyer | Gamble on a risky player | 597 |
| Waiver hawk | A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire | 597 |
| QB | Quarterback | 597 |
| Floor | Downside of a player | 597 |
| oprk | Opponent ranking | 597 |
| Fleecing | Taking advantage of a person through a trade | 598 |
| fum | Total fumbles | 598 |
| Damaged goods | A person who has one or more major flaws | 598 |
| Shark | An experienced fantasy sports player | 598 |
| Vulture back | A running back who takes scoring chances from the starter | 598 |
| FR | Fumble recovery | 598 |
| sck | Sacks | 598 |
| d | Defense | 598 |
| Minnow | Weak fantasy sports player | 598 |
| Flex | Fantasy football position that can be a RB, WR, or TE | 598 |
| proj | Projected | 598 |
| Sleeper | A player drafted late but exceeds expectations | 598 |
| tar | Receiving targets | 599 |
| sfty | Safety | 599 |
| PA | Points against | 599 |
| Cheat sheet | A list of players ranked in order of fantasy value | 599 |
| K | Kicker | 599 |
| Keeper league | Fantasy sports league where you keep your players | 599 |
| Serpentine draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 599 |
| Auction draft | Draft where owners bid on players | 599 |
| ffb | Fantasy football | 599 |
| IDP | Individual defensive player | 599 |
| RB2 | Second starting fantasy running back | 599 |
| QB2 | Second starting fantasy quarterback | 599 |
| WR2 | Second starting fantasy wide receiver | 599 |
| WR3 | Third starting fantasy wide receiver | 599 |
| prk | Position rank | 599 |
| FPG | Fantasy points per game | 599 |
| yds | Yards | 599 |
| QBBC | Quarterback by committee | 599 |
| int | Interception | 599 |
| Garbage time | Time during a blowout game where strategies change | 599 |
| att | Attempts | 599 |
| YPA | Yards per attempt | 599 |
| ST | Special teams | 600 |
| i | Interception | 602 |
| Donk | Donkey | 603 |