In fantasy football, TAR is an abbreviation for "targets". It refers to the number of times a quarterback throws the football to a particular player, regardless of whether the pass is completed or not. This stat indicates the potential of a wide receiver to receive passes from their quarterback.
Fantasy football is a game where participants draft their own team of NFL players and compete against each other based on the players real-life performances. There are many other acronyms and terms used in fantasy football, such as QB (quarterback), RB (running back), WR (wide receiver), TE (tight end), and FLEX (a position where running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends can be played) . Other terms include:
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RB1/RB2/RB3: Refers to a top-level starting running back. An RB1 is typically a top-12-scoring running back in fantasy points, while an RB2 would fall into the top 13-24 range at the position, and an RB3 in the 25-36 range and so on.
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Redraft leagues: Unlike keeper and dynasty leagues, redraft leagues make all players available to be drafted at the start of each new fantasy football season.
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Sleeper: A player who possesses more upside potential than they are being given credit for within the fantasy football community.
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Snake draft: A serpentine-style fantasy draft format in which the order in which teams select players in Round 1 is reversed for each subsequent round.
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SuperFlex: A league format in which quarterbacks can be used in a flex position.
Pine Tar Bar & Grill Fantasy Football League is an example of a fantasy football league. There are also many resources available to help players with their fantasy football strategies, such as rankings debates and tar pits.
