# What does PPR mean in fantasy football?

*ESPN's public PPR leagues give 1 point per catch, Yahoo's default is 0.5 points, and commissioners of custom leagues can change the number.*

- Type: Explainer
- Section: Fantasy
- By: Fantasy Desk
- Published: 2026-11-12T01:39:26-05:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T01:39:26-05:00
- URL: https://factsdesk.com/fantasy/what-does-ppr-mean-in-fantasy-football/

Topics: [NFL](https://factsdesk.com/topic/nfl/)

## Key facts

- PPR means points per reception: in a PPR fantasy football league a player earns a point for each catch, and ESPN's public PPR leagues add 1 point for every catch. Source: [ESPN Fan Support](https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003914032-Scoring-Formats). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:39:26-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/fantasy/what-does-ppr-mean-in-fantasy-football/#ppr-means-points-per-reception-in-a-ppr-fantasy-football
- ESPN's standard (non-PPR) leagues do not award a point for a catch, so a running back with 6 catches in ESPN's example scores 14 points in standard and 20 in PPR. Source: [ESPN Fan Support](https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003914032-Scoring-Formats). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:39:26-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/fantasy/what-does-ppr-mean-in-fantasy-football/#espn-s-standard-non-ppr-leagues-do-not-award-a-point-for-a
- Yahoo's default fantasy football settings award 0.5 points for each reception, and commissioners of private leagues can adjust the settings. Source: [Yahoo Help](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN6489.html). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:39:26-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/fantasy/what-does-ppr-mean-in-fantasy-football/#yahoo-s-default-fantasy-football-settings-award-0-5-points
- In half-PPR leagues a catch is worth 0.5 points, and in standard scoring only yards and scoring plays count, according to Sleeper. Source: [Sleeper](https://sleeper.com/blog/what-does-ppr-mean-in-fantasy-football). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:39:26-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/fantasy/what-does-ppr-mean-in-fantasy-football/#in-half-ppr-leagues-a-catch-is-worth-0-5-points-and-in
- Sleeper's default PPR scoring rules, as listed for its picks game, give 1 point per reception, 0.10 points per rushing or receiving yard and 6 points per rushing or receiving touchdown. Source: [Sleeper Support Center](https://support.sleeper.com/en/articles/6262990-sleeper-player-picks-stats-explained). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:39:26-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/fantasy/what-does-ppr-mean-in-fantasy-football/#sleeper-s-default-ppr-scoring-rules-as-listed-for-its-picks

PPR means points per reception: in a PPR fantasy football league, a player earns points for every catch, on top of the points for yards and touchdowns. ESPN's [Scoring Formats page](https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003914032-Scoring-Formats) said "In a PPR league, players who catch a reception will earn a point."

## PPR, half PPR and standard scoring

Sleeper's blog names three core scoring systems: PPR, half-PPR and standard scoring.

| Format | Points per catch |
| --- | --- |
| PPR (full PPR) | 1 |
| Half PPR | 0.5 |
| Standard (non-PPR) | 0 |

The PPR and standard rows come from ESPN's [Scoring Formats page](https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003914032-Scoring-Formats), which said a PPR league adds 1 point for every catch a player makes and that standard (non-PPR) leagues do not award a point for a catch. The half PPR row comes from Sleeper's [article on PPR](https://sleeper.com/blog/what-does-ppr-mean-in-fantasy-football), which said catches are worth .5 points in half-PPR leagues and that in standard scoring "all that matters are yards and scoring plays."

## A worked example

ESPN's [Scoring Formats page](https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003914032-Scoring-Formats) gives a running back with 50 rushing yards, 6 catches for 30 receiving yards and one touchdown.

| Stat | Standard | PPR |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 50 rushing yards | 5 | 5 |
| 30 receiving yards | 3 | 3 |
| 6 catches | 0 | 6 |
| 1 touchdown | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 14 | 20 |

The 6 points between the two totals are the 6 catches. Sleeper's [article](https://sleeper.com/blog/what-does-ppr-mean-in-fantasy-football) gives a second case: 10 catches for 55 yards is worth 5.5 points in standard scoring, 10.5 points in half PPR and 15.5 points in full PPR.

## What each platform's page says

**ESPN.** ESPN [offers](https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003914032-Scoring-Formats) two types of public leagues, PPR and standard (non-PPR). Its [league scoring types page](https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/360031085331-League-Scoring-Types-Standard-and-PPR) labels PPR "ESPN Standard" and said each reception is worth 1 point in ESPN Standard leagues and can be customized in custom leagues. The same page said the points go to the running back, wide receiver or tight end who catches the pass, and that a league manager cannot limit the setting to one position.

**Yahoo.** Yahoo's [default league settings](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN6489.html) list 0.5 points for each reception, along with 1 point for every 10 receiving yards and 6 points for each receiving touchdown. Yahoo said those defaults apply when a manager joins a public league or creates a private league, and that commissioners of private leagues can adjust the settings.

**Sleeper.** Sleeper's [support page for its picks game](https://support.sleeper.com/en/articles/6262990-sleeper-player-picks-stats-explained) said NFL fantasy points there are scored using "Sleeper's default PPR scoring rules" and lists 1 point per reception, 0.10 points per rushing or receiving yard and 6 points per rushing or receiving touchdown.

**NFL.com.** In an [article published on May 21, 2019](https://www.nfl.com/news/rule-change-coming-to-nfl-fantasy-football-0ap3000001031468), NFL.com said it was switching from standard to PPR, one fantasy point per reception, as its preferred league scoring system. The article said commissioners could change a league to standard or to a half point per reception under "scoring" in the league settings menu.

## How to check a league's setting

ESPN [said](https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003914032-Scoring-Formats) a league's settings page shows how that league scores each category, that league managers of custom leagues can edit the categories and point values, and that decimal values are allowed. ESPN also said a change made after the season has begun updates all previous game results to the new settings.

Scoring is one of several league settings a commissioner chooses. For another, see [What is FAAB in fantasy football?](/fantasy/what-is-faab-in-fantasy-football/)

## Sources

1. [Scoring Formats](https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003914032-Scoring-Formats), ESPN Fan Support, 2026-11-09 (primary source)
2. [League Scoring Types: Standard and Non-PPR](https://support.espn.com/hc/en-us/articles/360031085331-League-Scoring-Types-Standard-and-PPR), ESPN Fan Support, 2026-08-11 (primary source)
3. [Default league settings in Fantasy Football](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN6489.html), Yahoo Help (primary source)
4. [What Does PPR Mean in Fantasy Football?](https://sleeper.com/blog/what-does-ppr-mean-in-fantasy-football), Sleeper, 2024-10-31 (primary source)
5. [Sleeper Player Picks Stats Explained](https://support.sleeper.com/en/articles/6262990-sleeper-player-picks-stats-explained), Sleeper Support Center, 2026-10-01 (primary source)
6. [Rule Change coming to NFL Fantasy Football](https://www.nfl.com/news/rule-change-coming-to-nfl-fantasy-football-0ap3000001031468), NFL.com, 2019-05-21 (primary source)