PPR Scoring in Fantasy Football, Explained
One game, three scoring formats
Fantasy leagues score the same real game differently. In every format a yard is worth a tenth of a point and a touchdown six. The difference is what a catch is worth: a full point in PPR, half a point in half PPR, and nothing in standard scoring.
- PPR (1 point a catch)
- 20.0 points
- Half PPR (0.5 a catch)
- 17.0 points
- Standard (no points for a catch)
- 14.0 points
6 catches x the per-catch value, plus 80 yards x 0.1, plus 6 for the touchdown.
Why the format matters
A player who catches many short passes gains the most from PPR, and a player who catches few but long ones gains the least. That is why the same weekly numbers can rank players differently from league to league. Check your league's settings page, then pick the same format on the fantasy helper so its points match yours.
Questions and answers
- What does PPR stand for?
- Points per reception: the scoring format that gives a point for every catch.
- What is half PPR?
- A format that gives half a point for every catch, between PPR and standard scoring.
- Does PPR change who scores the most?
- It can. Players with many catches gain more in PPR, so the order of a week's scorers can shift between formats.
Read next
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- Start/sit decisionA start/sit decision is the weekly choice of which of your fantasy football players go in your lineup and which stay on the bench.
- Player prop lineA player prop line is the number a sportsbook posts for one player's stat in one game, such as 24.5 points, with a price on the over and a price on the under.
- Fair lineA fair line is the average chance of the over across several sportsbooks quoting the same number, with each book's margin removed.
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