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 | 563 |
| FF | Fantasy football | 582 |
| Ceiling | Upside of a player | 589 |
| DFS | Daily Fantasy Sports | 589 |
| Handcuff | A fantasy football backup player | 589 |
| FFL | Fantasy football league | 590 |
| YPG | Yards per game | 590 |
| PPR | Points per reception | 590 |
| Snake draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 591 |
| PF | Points for | 591 |
| WR1 | First starting fantasy wide receiver | 592 |
| TE | Tight end | 592 |
| RB | Running back | 592 |
| Sleeper | A player drafted late but exceeds expectations | 593 |
| Fish | Casual fantasy sports player | 593 |
| ADP | Average draft position | 593 |
| RB1 | Starting fantasy running back | 593 |
| Half-PPR | Half-point per reception league | 593 |
| rec | Receptions | 594 |
| Vulture back | A running back who takes scoring chances from the starter | 594 |
| Shark | An experienced fantasy sports player | 594 |
| Draft dasher | A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it | 594 |
| Stream | Rotating players in and out of a lineup | 594 |
| Reach | To draft a player too soon | 594 |
| Undroppable | A player who cannot be dropped from a fantasy team | 595 |
| QB1 | First starting fantasy quarterback | 595 |
| Bullish | Positive outlook | 595 |
| Waiver hawk | A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire | 595 |
| Flier | Gamble on a risky player | 595 |
| Trade bait | A good player that entices other teams to trade for him | 595 |
| Ghostship | A fantasy football team with no owner | 595 |
| QB | Quarterback | 595 |
| Bearish | Negative outlook | 595 |
| Minnow | Weak fantasy sports player | 596 |
| fum | Total fumbles | 596 |
| att | Attempts | 596 |
| sck | Sacks | 596 |
| Flyer | Gamble on a risky player | 596 |
| d | Defense | 596 |
| Floor | Downside of a player | 596 |
| tar | Receiving targets | 597 |
| sfty | Safety | 597 |
| oprk | Opponent ranking | 597 |
| Auction draft | Draft where owners bid on players | 597 |
| Fade | To purposely disregard a player | 597 |
| int | Interception | 597 |
| Flex | Fantasy football position that can be a RB, WR, or TE | 597 |
| QBBC | Quarterback by committee | 597 |
| FR | Fumble recovery | 597 |
| Damaged goods | A person who has one or more major flaws | 597 |
| Fleecing | Taking advantage of a person through a trade | 597 |
| YPA | Yards per attempt | 598 |
| yds | Yards | 598 |
| IDP | Individual defensive player | 598 |
| proj | Projected | 598 |
| ST | Special teams | 598 |
| Serpentine draft | Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next | 599 |
| Cheat sheet | A list of players ranked in order of fantasy value | 599 |
| ffb | Fantasy football | 599 |
| DST | Defense and Special Teams | 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 |
| FPG | Fantasy points per game | 599 |
| PA | Points against | 599 |
| Garbage time | Time during a blowout game where strategies change | 599 |
| prk | Position rank | 599 |
| Keeper league | Fantasy sports league where you keep your players | 600 |
| i | Interception | 600 |
| K | Kicker | 601 |
| Donk | Donkey | 603 |