PPR refers to a Point Per Reception. Each reception made by your fantasy team earns one extra point. PPR leagues give you extra fantasy points every single time a catch occurs.
Various fantasy leagues allocate different points for a receptions with a varying range between .5 (half point PPR) and 1.5 points (Tight End Premium). Check with the league commish to see how many points you receive before the season starts, as this will affect your decision-making strategy.
The Differences from Point Per Reception (PPR) vs Standard Scoring in Fantasy Football
Standard scoring system
We will first examine the method of standard scoring. As its name implies these rules account for most fantasy football leagues, though more and more leagues are adopting a PPR format.
The basic scoring of pass-catching players in a standard system:
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1 point per 10 yards of receiving
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6 points per touchdown
Example: A wide receiver catches a 23 yard touchdown.
Points Awarded: 8.3 points
- 2.3 pts (23 yards) + 6 ( 6 points for the touchdown) = 8.3 points.
PPR scoring system
The basic scoring of pass-catching players in a PPR scoring system:
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1 point per 10 yards of receiving
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6 points per touchdown
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1 point per catch
Same Example: A wide receiver catches a 23 yard touchdown.
Points Awarded: 9.3 points
- 2.3 pts (23 yards) + 1 (1 reception) + 6 ( 6 points for the touchdown) = 9.3 points.
Points Per Reception Scoring System
During PPR scoring, a point is given for any reception, regardless of how many yards were gained. Players are awarded 1 point in addition to racking up additional points for yards and/or touchdowns. The major beneficiaries of a PPR league are Wide Receivers and Tight Ends, with Running Backs also getting a boost.
PPR League's players generally earn higher overall weekly point totals.
In the example above, the additional one point only equals a 12% increase in points, as the touchdown accounted for the vast majority of points earned on that play.
However, touchdowns are pretty unpredictable, so if we remove that from the equation, we're left with.
Example: Player catches a 23-yard pass.
Standard Scoring
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2.3 total points
PPR Scoring
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3.3 total points (a 43% increase)
Is PPR Better Than non PPR?
It's hard to tell if PPR has is "Better" than PPR in fantasy football, as it is one of many different scoring options, and it's largely a league preference.
Standard scores in non-PPR leagues don't give an extra point for a reception. A Half PPR League gives .5 points for a reception. And a full point PPR league awards a full point per reception.
Knowing this, a half-point per reception league will mean that WR's, RB's and TE's will score more points each week.
RB's that catch a lot of passes are some of the first players taken in a fantasy draft.
