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 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, 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, 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 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 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 two types of public leagues, PPR and standard (non-PPR). Its league scoring types page 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 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 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, 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 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?