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If you’re new to daily fantasy sports, the first thing I’m going to tell you is that “daily fantasy sports” is a pain to type over and over, so we call it “DFS”. If that was a revelation, this glossary is for you. If you have no idea what “fading Calvin Johnson in GPPs is a great contrarian play” means, you’d better read on. DFS introduces a whole new set of terms that you just won’t come across if you’ve only played in traditional fantasy football leagues. Understanding some of these terms can even be crucial to your DFS success. Many of these terms will pop up throughout the year in our weekly strategy guides, so feel free to refer back to it at any time.
There are currently 7 names in this directory beginning with the letter F.
Fade
When you avoid a particular game or a player, its called fade. To avoid a certain player or players. This is generally done either because you expect the player to be heavily owned and want to have a contrarian lineup, or because you think the player is simply a bad value proposition.
Fish
A poor or inexperienced DFS player is known as fish. An inexperienced or poor DFS player. Usually preyed on by “sharks”.
Floor
The minimum number of points a lineup, a team or a player can score is called the floor. It’s exactly the opposite of the ceiling. The worst possible outcome for a particular statistic. This usually refers to a projected outcome -- for example, a player's projected floor in our Floor/Ceiling Projections -- but can also refer to an actual outcome -- for example, Antonio Brown's lowest receiving yardage output in 2015 was 24 yards, so it can be said that he has a floor of 24 yards. Floor is the opposite of ceiling. Floors are best used to optimize for cash game lineup construction.
Flyer / Flier
A player who is added to the team as a free agent because there is a probability that he might perform well and exceed expectations.
Free Agent
In fantasy sports glossary of terms, a player who is not owned by any team in the league is known as free agent.