What is a fantasy football points calculator?
A fantasy football points calculator turns a player's real NFL stats into fantasy points. You type in the stats, like yards, touchdowns and catches. The calculator multiplies each one by the points your league gives for it and adds everything up.
This one works for three kinds of lineup spots: offensive players (quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends), kickers, and team defenses (DST). It shows the result in Standard, Half-PPR and PPR side by side, and it lets you change every scoring value so it matches your own league.
How fantasy football points are calculated
Every fantasy score comes from one simple rule:
Fantasy points = (each stat × points for that stat), all added together
Written out for a player, that is passing yards × points per passing yard, plus passing TDs × points per TD, plus catches × points per catch, and so on, minus points for interceptions and lost fumbles. There is no hidden step. If you know the stats and the settings, you can check any score with a pencil.
This calculator starts with these common values. You can change all of them.
| Stat | Points | Same as |
|---|---|---|
| Passing yard | 0.04 | 1 point per 25 yards |
| Passing TD | 4 | |
| Interception thrown | −2 | |
| Rushing yard | 0.1 | 1 point per 10 yards |
| Rushing TD | 6 | |
| Reception | 0 / 0.5 / 1 | Standard / Half-PPR / PPR |
| Receiving yard | 0.1 | 1 point per 10 yards |
| Receiving TD | 6 | |
| Fumble lost | −2 | |
| 2-point conversion | 2 | |
| Kick or punt return TD | 6 |
Standard vs Half-PPR vs PPR
PPR means points per reception. The three formats change only one thing: what a catch is worth.
- Standard: 0 points per catch. Only yards and touchdowns count.
- Half-PPR: 0.5 points per catch.
- PPR: 1 point per catch.
So 10 catches are worth 0 points in Standard, 5 in Half-PPR and 10 in PPR, before you add yards or touchdowns. That is why PPR helps players who catch a lot of short passes, like slot receivers and pass-catching running backs. A quarterback who does not catch passes scores the same in all three.
How passing points work
Quarterbacks usually get 1 point for every 25 passing yards. That is 0.04 points per yard, so 250 passing yards is 10 points. A passing touchdown is often 4 points, and an interception often takes away 2.
Many leagues give 6 points for a passing touchdown instead of 4. That one setting makes quarterbacks a lot more valuable, so it is worth checking before you trust any score.
How rushing points work
Rushing usually gives 1 point for every 10 yards, or 0.1 per yard. 100 rushing yards is 10 fantasy points. A rushing touchdown is 6. Negative yards count too: a player who loses 7 yards gets −0.7.
How receiving points work
Receiving yards work the same way as rushing yards: 0.1 per yard, and 6 for a touchdown. The catch itself is where the format matters. In PPR, a player who catches 5 passes gets 5 extra points just for the catches.
How many fantasy points is a touchdown?
It depends on the kind of touchdown and on your league. With the defaults here:
- Passing TD: 4 points (6 in many leagues)
- Rushing TD: 6 points
- Receiving TD: 6 points
- Kick or punt return TD: 6 points
- Defensive TD (for a team defense): 6 points
A 2-point conversion is usually worth 2 fantasy points to the player who scores it.
How defense and DST points work
A team defense, often called DST (defense and special teams), scores in a different way from a player. It gets points for big plays:
- Sack: 1 point
- Interception: 2 points
- Fumble recovery: 2 points
- Safety: 2 points
- Blocked kick: 2 points
- Defensive or return touchdown: 6 points
It also gets points based on how many points the other team scored. This is how a defense can lose points. The default tiers here are:
| Points allowed | Fantasy points |
|---|---|
| 0 (shutout) | 10 |
| 1–6 | 7 |
| 7–13 | 4 |
| 14–20 | 1 |
| 21–27 | 0 |
| 28–34 | −1 |
| 35 or more | −4 |
Defense scoring changes a lot between leagues. Some use yards allowed as well as points allowed, and some use different tiers. You can change every tier in the scoring settings.
How to calculate fantasy points, step by step
- Choose Player, Kicker or Team defense.
- Pick your format: Standard, Half-PPR, PPR or Custom.
- Type in the stats. Leave a box empty if the stat is zero.
- If your league uses different values, open Scoring settings and change them.
- Read the total, then check the table below it to see where every point came from.
Fantasy football scoring examples
Every example below was run through this calculator.
Example 1: a running back in all three formats
80 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 5 catches for 42 yards and 1 receiving TD.
| Stat | Math | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing yards | 80 × 0.1 | 8 |
| Rushing TD | 1 × 6 | 6 |
| Receiving yards | 42 × 0.1 | 4.2 |
| Receiving TD | 1 × 6 | 6 |
| Catches (PPR) | 5 × 1 | 5 |
That is 24.2 points in Standard, 26.7 in Half-PPR and 29.2 in PPR. The only difference is the 5 catches.
Example 2: a quarterback
263 passing yards, 2 passing TDs, 1 interception and 18 rushing yards. 263 × 0.04 = 10.52, plus 2 × 4 = 8, minus 2, plus 18 × 0.1 = 1.8. Total: 18.32 points in every format, because he had no catches.
Example 3: a wide receiver with a fumble
9 catches for 112 yards, 1 TD and 1 lost fumble. That is 11.2 + 6 − 2 = 15.2 in Standard. Add 4.5 for the catches in Half-PPR to get 19.7, or 9 in PPR to get 24.2.
Example 4: a team defense
3 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery and 1 defensive TD, with 17 points allowed. 3 + 4 + 2 + 6 = 15 for the plays, and 17 points allowed falls in the 14–20 tier for 1 more point. Total: 16 points.
Example 5: a kicker
3 extra points, field goals from 32, 38, 44 and 53 yards, and 1 missed field goal. 3 + (2 × 3) + 4 + 5 − 1 = 17 points.
Example 6: custom scoring
Take the quarterback from Example 2, but in a league that gives 6 points per passing TD and takes away only 1 per interception. The score goes from 18.32 to 23.32. If the league also gives whole points only for yards, it becomes 22: 263 passing yards is 10 points, not 10.52, and 18 rushing yards is 1 point, not 1.8.
What is a good fantasy score?
There is no single number that is "good" in every league. A good score depends on:
- The scoring format. The same receiver can score 15 in Standard and 24 in PPR.
- The position. Quarterbacks often score more than kickers and defenses.
- Your league's settings. 6-point passing TDs or bonuses push totals up.
- The week. Bye weeks, injuries and weather change what everyone scores.
The best way to judge a score is to compare it with other players at the same position in your own league, in the same week. Is 200 points a lot? For one player in one week, it would be far more than any real stat line produces. For a whole season, it depends on the position and your settings. The time period matters most.
The same is true for "the most fantasy points in a game". Records change with the scoring format. If you want to score a famous game, type its stat line into the calculator and pick your format.
Common fantasy football scoring mistakes
- Using the wrong format. PPR and Standard can be 9 or more points apart for a busy receiver.
- Forgetting passing TD value. 4 or 6 points makes a big difference for quarterbacks.
- Missing negative plays. Interceptions and lost fumbles take points away. A fumble that the offense gets back is not a lost fumble.
- Mixing up defense stats. Leagues do not all count "points allowed" the same way. Check what your league counts before you type it in.
- Ignoring decimals. Some leagues drop decimals. Tick "whole points only" in the settings if yours does.
Yahoo, ESPN and Sleeper scoring
The Yahoo default option uses the default scoring that Yahoo publishes for new leagues on its help page. It is Half-PPR (0.5 per catch) with 4 points per passing TD, and it takes away only 1 point for an interception. Kickers get 3 points for a field goal up to 39 yards, 4 for 40–49 and 5 for 50 or more, and lose nothing for a miss. Team defense uses the same tiers as the table above. If your Yahoo commissioner changed anything, use Custom.
ESPN and Sleeper let every league pick its own settings, and we could not check a full default table from them. So there is no ESPN or Sleeper button here. Open your league's scoring page in the app and copy the values into Scoring settings. Watch out with ESPN defenses: many ESPN leagues also score yards allowed, which this calculator does not include.
How custom scoring works
Open Scoring settings under the stat boxes. Every value there is used in the calculation. Change any of them and the format switches to Custom. You can also add yardage bonuses, like 3 extra points for 100 rushing yards.
To copy a league from ESPN, Sleeper or another app, open your league's scoring settings in that app and type each value into this calculator. This page has no connection to those apps. It does not know your league's settings, and it does not pull in live stats, projections or rankings.
What this calculator does not do
It turns stats into fantasy points. It is not a trade value calculator. Trade value also depends on projections, injuries, schedule and what other managers want, and none of that is part of this page. It also does not score other games, because NBA, cricket and Premier League fantasy use their own rules. For those, use the fantasy basketball points calculator, the fantasy cricket points calculator or the FPL points calculator.
Want to work out a player's average points over several weeks? Use our average calculator. To see how much a score went up or down, try the percentage calculator. You can find more game tools in our gaming calculators.
Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate fantasy football points?
Multiply each stat by the points your league gives for it, then add the results. With common settings, 80 rushing yards is 8 points (0.1 per yard), a touchdown is 6, and each catch is 0, 0.5 or 1 point depending on the format. The calculator above does this for you and shows every line.
How does PPR scoring work?
PPR means points per reception. Every catch is worth 1 point, on top of the yards and touchdowns. A receiver with 9 catches for 112 yards and a touchdown scores 15.2 in Standard and 24.2 in PPR, because the 9 catches add 9 points.
What is Half-PPR?
Half-PPR gives half a point for each catch. It sits between Standard (no points for catches) and full PPR (1 point per catch). The receiver above would score 19.7 in Half-PPR.
How many fantasy points is a touchdown?
With common settings, a rushing or receiving touchdown is 6 points and a passing touchdown is 4. Many leagues give 6 for a passing touchdown instead. A defensive or return touchdown is usually 6. Check your league, then set the value in the scoring settings.
How many fantasy points is a 2-point conversion?
Usually 2 points for the player who scores it, whether they ran, caught or threw it. The calculator uses 2 by default and you can change it in the scoring settings.
How many points per yard in fantasy football?
With common settings, 1 point for every 10 rushing or receiving yards (0.1 per yard) and 1 point for every 25 passing yards (0.04 per yard). So 100 rushing yards is 10 points and 250 passing yards is 10 points.
How does fantasy football defense scoring work?
A team defense (DST) gets points for sacks, interceptions, fumble recoveries, safeties, blocked kicks and touchdowns. It also gets points based on how many points the other team scored. A shutout is worth the most. Allowing a lot of points can take points away.
Can I use my Yahoo, ESPN or Sleeper league settings?
Yes. For Yahoo, pick "Yahoo default". It uses the default scoring Yahoo publishes for new leagues: 0.5 per catch, 4 per passing TD, −1 per interception, and no points lost for missed kicks. For ESPN, Sleeper or any league your commissioner changed, open the scoring settings in the app and copy each value into this calculator's scoring settings. This page has no link to any of those apps and cannot see your league.
Is this a trade value calculator?
No. This page turns stats into fantasy points. Trade value also depends on projections, injuries, bye weeks and what other managers want, and this page does not estimate any of that.
Why is my app's score a little different?
Usually a scoring setting is different. Common ones are 6-point passing touchdowns, yardage bonuses, points for first downs, or a league that only gives whole points for yards. Match the settings and the numbers will match.