For the vast majority of the fantasy football community each year, winning won't be in the cards. Most 12-team leagues issue one grand prize for the champion, often monetary and/or in the form of a trophy. Second place often wins a smaller amount, and third in most circles is lucky to get a refund on their buy-in. Seventy-five percent of the teams in the average fantasy league win nothing, so you might as well go into the season without expectations and tell yourself to simply have fun.
For most fantasy football managers, this begins with an entertaining draft with leaguemates, some light ribbing and razzing of your league's perennial Toilet Bowl managers, and perhaps the most important ingredient to and tone-setter for a fun season: a great name for your fantasy football team.
These are the times in which Dads go from average Joes to Kings of Punny Comedy. A witty play on words, timely pop culture reference, or jaw-dropping double-entendre can transform your team from a forgettable C+ roster to the talk of the league in a matter of moments.
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Of course, naming your team isn't required — but let's just say it's strongly encouraged. Are you really, truly participating in the league if you don't change your team name from "Edward's Excellent Team" or "Team Smith" for four straight months?
Good luck with that bad juju — it's bad luck to believe in superstition, as Yankees legend and comedic genius Yogi Berra once said, but it's worse luck to enter a team into competition without a name. Putting zero effort into your team name and logo almost sets a psychological precedent that your team isn't worth your time and energy. Commit, soldier!
And that doesn't mean pick an outdated one, or one that tries way too hard, or one that 60 percent of the fantasy football universe will choose (how many people will draft Tua Tagovailoa and T.J. Hockenson early so that they can coin their team "Hock Tua"? It's the early clubhouse leader for most overused name, and might as well be the 2024 version of "Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe."
The Sporting News has been a part of the fantasy football world for a very long time, so we've heard just about every pun-filled name out there. The goal today: spread the wealth and provide you with the full gauntlet of NFL player-related team names so you can window-shop before finalizing the identity of your team for the 2024 season.
Who knows — maybe our lengthy list of names will inspire you to come up with one of your own (please @ me if you think of a good one...@SloanPiva). The really crude and R-rated instant-classics can't live here, obviously — but they will more than likely live in infamy amongst the annals of your league.
If you're lazy and just want a good team name served up to you, don't worry. We probably have something that can help, regardless of who's on your team. Some are easy, like "Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles," while others are a little more esoteric, like "Purdddy....Purdddy...Purdy Good." (Shout out to Larry David.) And there are instant hits like "Call of Jeudy," "Tua Infinity & Bijan," "Nacua Matata," and "Post Mahomes."
Like "The Simpsons" and the New York Giants? Try "Hidey-diddly-ho, Nabers!" on for size. Have kids who constantly force you to watch animated movies? Maybe "Stroudy with a Chance of Deep Balls" or "Fantastic Mr. Goff" are more your speed. Your children will be proud.
And even though we can't get too risque, our more immature readers might be able to get some mileage out of "99 Problems But a Pitts Ain't One," "Master Bateman," "Tee Baggers," "Big Dak Energy," and "Rock Out With Your Brock Out." Wow, big day for Brock Purdy, huh? So much for Mr. Irrelevant.
As will be the case on draft day, there's something for everyone here. We've definitely run the gauntlet and included as many names as we have seen, heard, or thought of this year and in years past. If we can help you find the perfect name for your team, well, that sounds like a small success. And even if the season is an abject failure of a four-month stretch, at least you lost with style.
Best fantasy football team names 2024
Running backs
Bijan Robinson
Here's to You, Bijan Robinson
Tua Infinity and Bijan
Bijan Dusted
Let Bijans be Bijans
Austin Ekeler
Ek’s Gon’ Give it to Ya’
Austin 3:16
Austin Powers
Professor Ek
Jahmyr Gibbs
Looking at the Man in Jahmyr
Gibbs Xtra
Baby Back Gibbs
AJ Dillon
Dillon ‘Em Softly
Breece Hall
Breece Mode
Breece Lightning
First, We Breece
Feed the Breece
Better Call Hall
Breece's Pieces
Hall Til We Fall
Hall So Hard
Came in Like a Wrecking Hall
Keep it Breecey
Nick Chubb
Hot Chubb Time Machine
Fight Chubb
We Be Chubbin’
Chubbthumping
Chubby Chasers
De'Von Achane
Achane Running
Achane Has Left the Station
All Aboard the Achane
Trey Benson
Forgot About Trey
Trey Day, Homey
Ice Trey
Rachaad White
White Lotus
White Men Can't Jump
JK Dobbins
Baskin Dobbins
Rockin’ Dobbins
Batman And Dobbins (or Bateman & Dobbins if you get Rashod Bateman)
Dobbins And Stealin’
Ezekiel Elliott
Zeke Squad
The Zeke Shall Inherit The Earth
Hide And Go Zeke/Zeke And You Shall Find
Get Your Zeke On
Last Night I Took An El(liott)
Saquon Barkley
Quon Squad (Any Succession fans out there?)
Another ‘Quon Bites The Dust
Saquonda Forever
Watch What You Saquon
All Barkley, No Bite/My Barkley Is Louder Than My Bite
Tank Bigsby
The Notorious Bigsby
The Great Bigsby
Tank You, Come Again
Brian Robinson Jr.
Here's To You, Brian Robinson
Alvin Kamara
Instant Kamara
Kamara Shy
Lights, Kamara, Action
The Kamara Loves You
Jamaal Williams
Better Call Jamaal
Jamaal About the Benjamins
Jamaal About that Bass
Christian McCaffrey
Run CMC
Mister Christian, Oh, The Time Has Come
Christian Missionaries
Onward, Christian Soldier
Isiah Pacheco
Isiah on The Prize
Pacheco-self Before Ya Wreck Yo'self
Travis Etienne
All You Can Etienne
You Are What You Etienne
Joe Mixon
Catalina Wine Mixon
Prestige Worldwide — Live at the Wine Mixon
Mixon It Up
Mixon Business with Pleasure
Mixon Match
Cam Akers
Green Akers
InstaCam
Lights, Cam, Action
Miles Sanders
I Would Walk 500 Miles
I Can See for Miles and Miles
Head In The Sanders
Quick Sanders
Alexander Mattison
Alexander The Great
Jonathan Taylor
Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy
Taylor to the Moon
Taylor Made
Rhamondre Stevenson
Forgot About Rhamondre/Rhamondre Day
Friendly Rhamondre/Night To Rhamondre
Even Stevenson
Najee Harris
Harris Wheels
Naj Mahal
Naj’s Illmatic
Naj-Bombs
Najee Willickers
Josh Jacobs
Jacobs’ Ladder
Jerome Ford
Built Ford Tough
Devin Singletary
Young, Free, and Singletary
Seventh Devin/Devin Can Wait/Stairway To Devin/Devin Sent
Kenneth Walker III
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
DogWalker
K SkyWalker on Them Haters
Kareem Hunt
In The Hunt
Big-Game Hunt
Krispy Kareems
James Cook
Big Game James
Jesse, Let's Cook
Too Many Cooks
D’Andre Swift
Swift Kick In Your Arse
Swifty Hussle
Cuttin’ Like Swiftblades
50 Shades of ‘Dre
James Conner
Ex-Conners
Conner Air
Chase Brown
High-Speed Chase
The Chase Is On
What Can Brown Do For You?
Derrick Henry
King Henry’s Court
Oh, Henry
D-Block
Zach Charbonnet
Glass of Vintage Charbonnet
Aaron Jones
Keepin’ up with the Joneses
Mr. Jones and Me
Game of Jones
To Aaron Is Human/Aaron On The Side Of Caution
Tony Pollard
Arroz Con Pollard/El Pollard Loco
Holla at a Pollard Makin' Dollas
Pollard Status
Big Pollard Brand
Gus Edwards
Every Day I'm Gustlin'
Gus Station/Back Up The Gus/Gus Stop/Get On The Gus
Raheem Mostert
Mostert Likely To Succeed
Host With The Mostert
Quarterbacks
Kyler Murray
Kyler, the Creator
Cobra Kyler
Murray-Up Offense
Dak Prescott
Hit Me With Your Prescott
Dak to the Future
Baby Got Dak
Big Dak Energy
Dak and Yellow
Dak in the Saddle Again
Prescott Your Luck/Full-Court Prescott
C.J. Stroud
Stroudy with a Chance of Deep Balls
Strouded Judgment
Stroud and Heavy
Patrick Mahomes
Country Road, Take Mahomes
Post Mahomes
Mahomes Alone
Mahomes Don’t Play That
Rollin’ with Mahomes
Home Sweet Mahomes/Stay At Mahomes/Mahomes Is Where The Heart Is/Mahomes Cookin'/Mahomes Field Advantage (someone stop us!)
Tua Tagovailoa
Hock Tua
It Takes Tua to Make a Thing Go Right
It Takes Tua to Tango
Laser Tagovailoa/Freeze Tagovailoa
Tua Infinity and Bijan
Tag Ya' Man
Michael Penix Jr.
The Penix Mightier
Penix Rising
Penix Envy
Joe Burrow
Beg, Burrow, And Steal
Burrowito Bowl
Joe Burrow, Tiger King
Deshaun Watson
MegaWatson
Turn Down For Watson
Deshaun of the Dead
Caleb Williams
Williams Racing
Williams the Conqueror
Caleb Thrilliams
Prince Williams
Drake Maye
Forget About MAYE
Maye The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor
Call Me Maye-be
Maye Cause Drowsiness
Maye-Day
Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels Tennessee Whiskey
JD and the Straight Shot
Bo Nix
Little Bo Nix Has Lost His Sheep
Hooked On Bo Nix
Bo Knows Fantasy
Kenny Pickett
Pickett Lines
Kenny Pickett and Flick it
Oh No! They Drilled Kenny!
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron it Out
To Aaron Is Human/Aaron On The Side Of Caution
Mr. Rodgers’ Neighborhood
Mac Jones
Daddy Mac Will Make You Jump!
Return of the Mac
Big Mac
Maccine Mandate/Anti-Macser
Bryce Young
The Bryce is Right
The Bryce-man Cometh
Bryce, Bryce Baby
Young Gunna
Young the Giant
Matthew Stafford
Stafford Infections
Inglourious Staffords
Lamar Jackson
Lamar’s Attacks
Lamar You Not Entertained!?
Lamar The Merrier
Jackson Drive
I’m Sorry, L-Jackson
Lights, Camera, Jackson!
Jalen Hurts
Hurts So Good/Love Hurts/The Hurts Locker
Jalen Thee Stallion
Josh Allen
We're Allen In This Together
Trevor Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
T-Law & Order
Justin Herbert
Puffin' Herbert
Justin Credible
Anthony Richardson
Ant Man
Kirk Cousins
Kissing Cousins
Captain Kirks
Derek Carr
Carroz Con Pollo
Dude, Where’s My Carr?
Geno Smith
Geno Therapy
Skinny Genos
Jared Goff
Goffenheimer
Fantastic Mr. Goff
Turn Goff The Lights
Turn Your Head And Goff
G'off My Lawn
Justin Fields
Strawberry Fields Forever
Fields Of Dreams/Fields Day
Brock Purdy
Rock Out With Your Brock Out
Brock N Roll
Purdy Little Liars
Purdddy....Purdddy....Purdy Good
Wide Receivers
Davante Adams
D. Adams Family
Davante’s Inferno
Adams Bomb
Up And Adams
Malik Nabers
Hidey-diddly ho, Nabers
Love Thy Nabers
Like a Good Nabers
Would You Be My Nabers?
Howdy, Nabers!
Zombies Ate My Nabers
Nabers-hood Watch
Rome Odunze
Rome Wasn’t Built In Odunze
When in Rome
Alfa RomeO
Roman Wilson
The Roman Empire
Xavier Worthy
We’re Not Worthy
X Gon' Give it to Ya
Brian Thomas Jr.
Thomas The Tank Engine
Marvin Harrison Jr.
Marvin the Martian
Marvin’s Room
Mighty Marvin Power Rangers
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles
Jameson Williams
Jameson Pickleback Shots
Drake London
Easy Drake Oven
Drake It ’Til You Make It
Werewolves of London
London Calling
Garrett Wilson
Garretteed Satisfaction
Garrett Wilson’s WAR
Jordan Addison
Jordan Brand
Addison Avenue
Chris Olave
Olave Garden
Olave Oil
Skyy Moore
Skyy's the Limit
The Rise of Skyywalker
Skyy High
Skyyfall
Would You Like Some Moore?
Toast You Like S’Moore
The Moore The Merrier
D.J. Moore/Elijah Moore
(See above)
Brandin Cooks
Cooks in the Kitchen
Ain’t No Such Thing as Halfway Cooks
Short Order Cooks
Too Many Cooks
Cooper Kupp
Kupp Runneth Over
Fill My Kupp
Red Solo Kupp
2 Girls, One Kupp
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Cooper Troopers
King Cooper
Amari Cooper
Have Yourself Amari Little Christmas
Amari Express
Amari Teenage Riot
Cooper Troopers
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
King Cooper
Zay Flowers
April Showers Bring Zay Flowers
Give the Man His Flowers
Justin Jefferson
Justin Credible
JJ Jazzy Jeff
Tyreek Hill
Hill Toppers/Kings Of The Hill
Hill Street Blues
‘Reek Havoc/Havoc ‘Reekers
DK Metcalf
Golden Metcalf
Ja’Marr Chase
High-Speed Chase
The Chase Is On
Ja'Marr The Merrier
DeAndre Hopkins
Beats By DeAndre
Forgot About ‘Dre
Nuk Suit Riot
Nuk Blue Devils
Adam Thielen
More Than a Thielen
Hooked on a Thielen
Thielen Like a Million Bucks
I Got a Thielen, a Thielen Deep Inside
DJ Chark
Chark Week
Baby Chark, Do Do Do Do Do Do
Chark Season
Charknado
CeeDee Lamb
Phi Lamb-a Jamma
Silence of the Lambs
Lamb Dunk
CeeDee Burner
CeeDee's TDs
Easy as A-B-CeeDee
Deebo Samuel
Deathblow Deebo
Deebo Knows Football
Deebowlin’ Over You
Finding Deebo
Son of Samuel
Michael Pittman Jr.
Bottomless Pittman
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Bad JuJu
Honey JuJu
Got My JuJu Back
Stefon Diggs
Can You Diggs It?
I Love It When You Call Me Diggs Poppa
Keenan Allen
Peachy Keenan
Robert Woods
Cabin In The Woods
Woods You Rather?/What Woods You Do?
Jahan Dotson
Connect The Dotson
On The Dotson
Dippin' Dotson
Tyler Lockett
Pop, Lockett, Drop It
Lockett Like It’s Hot
Win? Lockett In
Hot Lockett
George Pickens
Pickens & Grinnin'
Slim Pickens
Jaylen Waddle
Jaylen Thee Stallion
Blow Your Waddle
Tee Higgins
Tee It Up
Spill The Tee
The Tee-Baggers
Calvin Ridley
Get Ridley Of 'Em
A.J. Brown/Marquise Brown/Amon-Ra St. Brown
Takin’ the Browns to the Toilet Bowl
What Can Brown Do For You?
How Now, Brown Cow
Odell Beckham Jr.
Odellta Variant
O-dell No!
Brandon Aiyuk
An Eye For An Aiyuk
Diontae Johnson
A Hill To Diontae
Courtland Sutton
Always Up To Sutton
Cute As A Sutton
Sutton Ranch (Hi, Yellowstone fans)
King Of The Courtland/Royal Courtland/Night Courtland
Chris Godwin
There Is A Godwin!
All I Do Is Godwin
Mike Evans
Stairway To Evans/Seventh Evans/Evans Can Wait
Michael Thomas
Doubting Thomas
Tyler Boyd
Avoid The Boyd
Yeaaaaaaaaah Booooooooooooyd!
Boyd Rage
Treylon Burks
Treylon in the 4th Quarter
Rashod Bateman
Master Bateman
Runnin' Rashod Over You
Bateman Begins/Bateman & Robin
Jerry Jeudy
Jeudy and the Blowfish
Ms. New Jeudy/Jeudy Call
Call Of Jeudy
Judge Jeudy
Jeudy Jeudy Jeudy Jeudy Jeudy Jeudy (shoutout, Beatles fans)
Allen Lazard
Lazard Focus/Lazard Pointer/Lazard Beam
Lazard King
Christian Kirk
Captain Kirks
Christian Missionaries
Onward, Christian Soldiers
Christian Watson
MegaWatson
Turn Don 4 Watson
Onward Christian Soldier
Christian Missionaries
Tight ends
T.J. Hockenson
Hock Tua
You Couldn't Carry My Hock Strap
Ad Hockenson Committee
Hockenson A Loogie
George Kittle
Say Hello to my Kittle Friend
Dream Big, Kittle Man
Kittles and Bits
Kittles: Taste the Rainbow
Kittle Big Man
Kittle Giants
Zach Ertz
Love Ertz
Ertz So Good
MegaErtz
Ertz, Wind & Fire
Death Ertztificate
Travis Kelce
Kelce Lately
Brock Bowers
Super Bowers
Can You Smell What the Brock is Cookin’?
You Can't See Me — I'm a Brock Star
Mighty Morphin Bower Rangers
Bowers Before The King
The Bowers That Be
Brock and a Hard Place
Dallas Goedert
Praise Goedert/There Is a Goedert
Chigoziem Okonkwo
Gettin' Chiggy With It
Evan Engram
Stairway To Evan
Greg Dulcich
Dulcich De Leche
Dawson Knox
Knox Three Times
Dawson's Creek
Fort Knox
Don't Knox It 'Til You Try It
Kyle Pitts
Pitts And Giggles
99 Problems But a Pitts Ain't One
Taysom Hill
Hill To Die On/Hill Toppers/King Of The Hill
Mark Andrews
On The Mark
Expert Marksman
Pat Freiermuth
Freier's Club
Deep Freier
Loud 'Muths/Shut Your 'Muth/etc.
Kickers
Justin Tucker
Yippee Ki-Yay, Justin Tucker
"I'm the one who kicks" (Breaking Bad homage)
Bad MotherTucker
Nick Musial, Vinnie Iyer, Jordan Heck, and Jacob Camenker all contributed to this article.