If the only football you know is ‘hut-hut-HIKE,’ you DEFINITELY need to read this before your draft party. As it turns out, a touchdown means a lot more than your plane has landed. There’s a handful of Fantasy Football vocab you should know before even showing up to the draft.

While reading through the different guides and ‘how-to’s’ on the web, I came across a lot of lingo that I was completely unfamiliar with, though, not all completely weird. I’ve compiled a running list below of some of the more commonly used terms that I have stumbled upon in my research and welcome anyone with any additions to add them to the comments section; after all, we’re all in this together, gals.

Commonly Used Fantasy Football Vocab

  • Touchdown: Running or catching the ball in the end zone (where all the colorful grass is)
  • Sack/Tackle: When a bro gets beat down (the play has stopped)
  • Bye-Week: Not every NFL team plays every single week, when they’re not playing it’s called a ‘bye’ (about 4 NFL teams usually are on bye per week, once bye-weeks start)
  • Stud: EXACTLY what it sounds like, but distilled just a bit more, it’s a top rated fantasy football player
  • Breakout: When a regular bro transforms in to a stud – start considering starting these guys in the future
  • Bench: Back-up players (these guys are there to play when certain players aren’t playing, i.e. – player’s teams have bye-week or are injured)
  • League settings: Also referred to as a league’s constitution
  • Game-time decision: Waiting right up until the game is about to begin to see if a hurt player will start (see injured list guide below)
  • Waivers: Players you drop from your team may have to wait before being redrafted (see your league settings or constitution for your league’s full rules)
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Injury List Codes to Know

There’s also special codes for the players on the injured list. This is important to know because if one of your players is on this list you’ll need to know the likelihood of them playing.

P – Probably (should be fine)
Q – Questionable (start freaking out a little)
D – Doubtful (dump a bro to the bench)

Some helpful links with more in depth terminology:

Does this all make sense? Let me know if any Fantasy Football vocab is tripping you up in the comments, we’ll talk it out!

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