Definitions

A

  • ADOT: Average depth of target; the average distance a player is from the line of scrimmage when targeted.
  • ADP: Average draft position; the average pick a player is selected across a collection of ALL completed drafts.
  • Air Yards: The number of yards the ball travels in the air when a player is targeted, regardless of whether or not the pass is completed.

B

  • Bestball: A scoring format which auto-populates the starting lineup with the roster's highest-scorers each week.
  • BOA: Breakout age; a college player's age (at the start of the season) when they first hit or surpass a 20% Dominator Rating (15% for TE's & RB's).
  • Bust: A player who fails to meet expectations.
  • BPA: Best player available.

C

  • CLV: Closing-line value; a bestball term describing the difference between where a player is drafted at an earlier date vs where that player's ADP finishes upon the tournament's drafting conclusion.
  • Combine: Annual event where incoming collegiate players are weighed, measured, interviewed, & tested in drills (including the 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, vertical jump, broad jump, 3-cone, & bench press), before they are drafted to NFL teams.
  • Committee: Any group of 2+ players who split time playing the same position.
  • CPOE: Completion percentage over expected; A passer’s actual completion percentage compared to their expected completion percentage, which considers factors like down, distance, receiver separation, time to throw, etc.

D

  • Dart-Throw: A player with a low likelihood of success.
  • Day 1: Round 1 of the NFL Draft.
  • Day 2: Round 2-3 of the NFL Draft.
  • Day 3: Round 4-7 of the NFL Draft.
  • DEF: Defense.
  • Dominator Rating: A player's percentage of their team's yards + TD's divided by 2 (receiving yards for WR's & TE's, total yards for RB's). [ex. 30% of yards + 20% of TD's / 2 = 25% Dominator Rating]
  • DTC: Dynasty Trade Calculator; a popular website/trade calculator.
  • Dual-Threat: Quarterbacks who can pass & run.
  • DVOA: Defense-adjusted value over average; a measurement of offensive success which accounts for defensive strength, situation, & league-average success-rates in identical situations.
  • Dynasty: Format where fantasy teams start the next season with the same rosters they finished the previous season with.

E

  • Early-declare: A player who declares for the NFL Draft after only 3 collegiate seasons (including redshirt years).
  • ECR: Expert consensus rankings; a player's average ranking amongst a group of experts.
  • EPA: Expected points added; measurement of QB (& team) performance in given situations (down, distance, time left) relative to league-average success-rates.
  • ETR: Establish the Run; a popular fantasy sports & betting website.
  • EV: Expected value.
  • Expected Fantasy Points: The league-average number of fantasy points scored on a given workload (with specific carries & targets (such as redzone carries & targets) carrying higher value).

F

  • Fantasy-Eligible: Any week that occurs during the fantasy season or fantasy playoffs (excludes Week 18 & the NFL Playoffs).
  • FFPC: Fantasy Football Players Championship; a popular website hosting both redraft tournaments & dynasty leagues.
  • Flex: A RB, WR, or TE who isn't good enough to fill a positional slot but is good enough to fill an additional starting slot.
  • FUD: Fear, uncertainty, & doubt.

G

H

  • Handcuff: A backup player who would immediately become a startable fantasy asset in the event the starter in front of them is injured or misses time.
  • HVT: High-value touches.

I

J

K

  • K: Kicker.
  • KTC: KeepTradeCut; a popular website which asks voters to choose between 3 players, tracks the results, & displays the leaders; a rapidly updating proxy for real-time ADP.

L

  • Live Draft: An in-person, offline draft.
  • LOS: Line of scrimmage.

M

  • MTF: Missed tackles forced, as defined by PFF: "whether it is a juke move that avoids contact all together, breaking an arm tackle, or a ‘truck stick’ that bowls over a defender, all are considered missed tackles."

N

O

  • OTB: On the (trade) block.
  • OTC: On the clock.
  • OTD: Opportunity-adjusted TD's; a player's expected number of TD's, based on how many carries & targets they receive (& the location/situation they receive them in), using a league-average rate.

P

  • P2S%: Percentage of pressures turned into sacks
  • PC: Point per-carry; fantasy leagues where players are awarded 1 point per-carry.
  • PPR: Point per-reception; fantasy leagues where players are awarded 1 point per-reception.
  • Premium: Any format where a specific position (typically, TE) is awarded more points than other positions in a specific category (typically receptions).

Q

  • QB: Quarterback.

R

  • RB: Runningback.
  • RBBC: Runningback by committee; a group of 2+ RB's who split time.
  • Redraft: Single-season fantasy football format.
  • ROO: Range of outcomes.
  • RYOE: Rushing yards over expectation; measurement using down, distance, defensive alignment, & o-line grades to determine how many yards are gained or lost relative to a league-average output.
  • RYPTA: Receiving yards per-team attempt; (yards/attempts).

S

  • Sleeper: A player off of most people's radar who you believe will break out.
  • Standard: Traditional format where players are only awarded fantasy points for yards & TD's – not receptions.
  • Startup: The inaugural draft in the first year of a dynasty league.
  • Streaming: Picking up a free agent with an ideal weekly matchup, starting them, & then dropping them for a player with a better matchup the following week; typically done with DEF's (facing bad offenses), RB's (due to the constant "stream" of backups elevated to starting roles via a starter's injury), & QB's in 1QB leagues.

T

  • Target: When a player has the ball thrown to them on a passing play, regardless of whether or not the pass is completed.
  • Target-Share: A player's percentage of their team's total targets.
  • TE: Tight-End.
  • TE-P: Tight-End Premium; formats which reward TE's more points than other positions (for receptions, yards, first-downs, etc.)
  • TGT: Target.

U

  • UDFA: Undrafted Free Agent; a player who is not selected at any point in the NFL Draft & is granted free agency.

V

W

  • Waivers: System determining the order teams can add free agents. Either rolling waivers (where teams are given priority, & move to the end of the priority list after making a successful "claim"), or resetting waivers (where teams are given priority based on the standings each week, worst to first).
  • Workhorse: A starting RB who isn't in a committee & handles the majority of BOTH their team's RB carries & RB targets.
  • WR: Wide-Receiver.

X

Y

  • Y/A: Yards per-attempt
  • YAC: Yards after-contact or yards after the catch.
  • YKB: You know ball (all the cool kids are saying it).
  • YDKB: You don't know ball (cool kid insult).
  • YPR: Yards per-reception.

Z