What are the scoring categories in fantasy football?

What are the scoring categories in fantasy football?

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The scoring categories in fantasy football leagues depends a little bit on the fantasy football league itself. But basically rushing yards, receiving yards and passing yards are kind of the bedrock. Those are going be categories in every fantasy football league. And then you're also going to have passing touchdowns, rushing touchdowns, and receiving touchdowns. Kickers have points that they can score and they get it by scoring extra points or field goals. And then for team defenses, theyre kind of off on their own. They can score points usually by getting sacks and getting turnovers and by preventing other teams from scoring points. Those are usually the main categories that you keep track of in fantasy football leagues. A lot of fantasy football leagues now also use receptions as a point. So if your running back, your wide receiver or tight end catch a pass you also score one point for that. Now it can get really complex because every league is a little different. A lot of fantasy football leagues allow you to get bonus points for getting over certain plateaus. So if a rushing or if a running back gets over one hundred yards you'll get maybe a three point bonus. If a receiver gets over a hundred yards maybe you'll get a three point bonus. The same thing happens if you get a shut out with a defensive team, or if a quarterback goes over three hundred yards. It can get really complicated, but the main thing is you get ten yards per point if you're rushing and receiving, and you get usually a point for about twenty yards when you're throwing the pass.