Fantasy Football Glossary

Average Draft Position. The average pick number at which a player is selected across multiple drafts. Used to gauge market value and identify value picks.

A player who has high variance in weekly scoring. Boom weeks produce elite numbers while bust weeks are well below expectations.

The week during the NFL season when a team does not play. Fantasy managers must plan roster depth around bye weeks to avoid starting empty slots.

The maximum realistic fantasy point output a player could achieve in a given week or season. High-ceiling players have explosive upside potential.

A metric (0-100) measuring how reliably a player produces fantasy points week to week. Higher scores indicate less variance and more predictable output.

A fantasy football league format where managers keep their entire roster from year to year, with rookie drafts each season. Emphasizes long-term team building.

A forecasting method that combines multiple models (EWMA, RTM, 3-year average, SOS) with optimized weights to produce a single, more accurate projection.

Exponentially Weighted Moving Average. A statistical method that gives more weight to recent data points. Used in the Ronin projection engine to capture trending performance.

Free Agent Acquisition Budget. A dollar amount allocated to each team for bidding on free agents throughout the season. Replaces traditional waiver priority systems.

A roster position that can be filled by a RB, WR, or TE (and sometimes QB in SuperFlex leagues). Provides lineup flexibility.

The minimum realistic fantasy point output a player is expected to produce. High-floor players provide safe, consistent production.

The flow and situation of a game that affects player usage. Teams trailing tend to pass more, while teams leading tend to run more.

Game Script Impact. A metric measuring how a player's fantasy production is affected by game flow (leading vs. trailing). Positive GSI means the player benefits from positive game scripts.

A scoring format where players receive 0.5 points per reception, in addition to yardage and touchdown points. A middle ground between Standard and full PPR.

A backup running back who would assume the starting role if the starter is injured. Often drafted by the same manager who owns the starter as insurance.

Individual Defensive Player. A league format where managers draft individual defensive players (DL, LB, DB) instead of team defenses.

Injury Risk Volatility. A multiplier applied to projections based on a player's injury history and current health status. Higher IRV reduces projected output.

A league format where each manager can retain a limited number of players from their previous season's roster, typically at a draft cost.

The concept that positions with fewer elite options (like TE) are more valuable to draft early because replacement-level production drops off significantly.

Points Per Reception. A scoring format where players receive 1 full point for each catch, in addition to yardage and touchdown points. Increases value of pass-catching players.

A statistical measure (0-1) indicating how well a model's predictions match actual results. Higher R² means better predictive accuracy.

The spread between a player's floor and ceiling projections. Wider ranges indicate more uncertainty and risk.

A standard fantasy football league where all players are returned to the pool at the end of each season and a new draft is held.

The statistical tendency for extreme performances to move toward the average over time. Players with outlier seasons are expected to regress.

The ongoing process of managing your fantasy team's lineup, including start/sit decisions, waiver wire pickups, and trade negotiations.

A risk-adjusted performance metric borrowed from finance. In fantasy, it measures points scored relative to scoring volatility. Higher is better.

A player who is being drafted later than their expected production warrants. Identifying sleepers provides draft value.

The most common draft format where the pick order reverses each round (1-12, then 12-1, then 1-12, etc.) to balance competitive advantage.

Strength of Schedule. A metric measuring the difficulty of a team's upcoming opponents. Lower SOS (easier schedule) can boost fantasy production.

The traditional fantasy scoring format without reception bonuses. Points are awarded for yardage and touchdowns only.

A strategy of picking up and dropping players weekly based on matchups rather than holding a permanent starter. Common for QB, TE, DEF, and K.

A league format with an additional flex position that can include quarterbacks. Significantly increases QB value and draft strategy complexity.

The percentage of a team's total passing targets directed to a specific player. Higher target share indicates more opportunity for fantasy production.

A league setting that awards bonus points (usually 0.5-1.0 extra PPR) to tight ends to increase their value relative to other positions.

A grouping of players with similar projected value. Players within the same tier are roughly interchangeable, while gaps between tiers represent value drops.

The estimated worth of a player in trade negotiations, typically expressed as a numerical score for comparison purposes.

Volatility-Adjusted Projection. A projection that accounts for a player's scoring variance, providing a risk-weighted expected output.

Value-Based Drafting. A strategy that ranks players by their projected points above a replacement-level player at their position.

A measure of how much a player's weekly fantasy scores vary from their average. High volatility means unpredictable week-to-week production.

Value Over Replacement Player. The number of fantasy points a player is projected to score above the best available replacement at their position.

The pool of unowned players available for pickup. Most leagues use a priority system or FAAB bidding to determine who gets claimed players.

A draft strategy that prioritizes WRs and other positions in early rounds, waiting to draft RBs until later rounds. Based on RB injury rates and WR consistency.