Fantasy Football Team Names

It’s officially summertime, when travel and swimming and images of the beach or mountains or your upcoming vacations take over your thoughts. NFL training camp is just about here, too. Soon, the official start of your fantasy football season will also be here. At that point, 4for4.com will be a hotspot to get every little tidbit of information that will make your draft day selections a piece of cake.

The fact is, though, until your draft day rolls around, there isn’t a whole lot you can control about any of your fantasy football teams - redraft or even dynasty - while you're sitting at the beach or staring at a lake and having a drink.

But there is one thing you can maybe get a head start on, and it may not have crossed your mind yet. Thinking about it now may just save you some headaches and stress when the time comes to make one of the biggest fantasy football decisions of the season — your team name.

We're all busy, so chances are you haven't sat around much thinking of fantasy team names. So if that's the case, hopefully our list should at least get you started and get the fantasy juices flowing a bit.

Why You Should Think of a Name Now

Maybe I’m being dramatic here, but if you’re one of those managers who love to come up with something clever instead of Team Bill or The Crushers, you know exactly how important a great team name is to have season-to-season.

Thinking up a gutsy, funny, or clever name in this very moment, can save you feeling the pressure when you're put on the spot a couple weeks from now. Waiting until the day you sign up, or renew, your account and staring blankly at the name section wondering what to fill in can be stressful — and we all have enough stress in our lives. Checking out the clever names your opponents have already came up with doesn't help, and can really make you panic.

What Makes a Good Fantasy Team Name?

My personal goal for a team name is one that will draw comments, laughter and even awe from friends and leaguemates. Something newsworthy and topical is also good, and sometimes it doesn’t even have to be football-related. Incorporating a player name is a great choice, but you may not know who you have rostered yet. Still, reading the below names can get you prepared for when you do draft your team.

A good team name is up to each manager, and even the type of owners in your league. For me, I like vile, disgusting and perverted — something my wife would cringe at; something my 12-year-old boys would giggle and pretend to know the meaning of when they really don't, but also something that is fully expected of me. In fact, I still use a team name honoring Danny Woodhead in one of my leagues.

While I probably shouldn't share those here, hopefully this article will give you a good head start as far as choosing something that will get you noticed in your league—or at least get your mind churning to come up with your own. Then, it’s just a matter of backing it up on the proverbial fantasy football field beginning in September, which shouldn’t be a problem since you subscribed to 4for4.

Are There Rules When it Comes to Fantasy Names?

When I was approached a few years ago about coming up with some fantasy names for an article, I was told to “keep it PG-13.” For me, that’s a challenge and not necessarily fun. I don’t want to say I’m a pervert or immature... but I kind of am, even for my old age. Other than not being able to share those in this article, I have a couple of simple, unwritten rules I like to follow for team names:

1. I’d maybe be considerate of your leaguemates, especially this day and age where anything can be offensive. At least try. If someone is a pastor or reverend (I've dealt with this, he actually married me), maybe stay away from certain themes. Females in your league? Maybe shy away from certain topics (although I know plenty of females who can make my thoughts seem pure). Kids in your league? That can really reduce your choices. But just at least be aware - although they have to learn sometime.
2. Try to come up with something different year-to-year. I know it’s not always easy, but reusing your team name from the year can make you seem lazy, unless it's a really awesome name. Sure, I still use "Woodhead" in one of my team names, but that’s just hilarious. So anything with Johnson, Wood or Peterson is an exception to this rule. But naming your team after a player you draft is a good way to keep it fresh.
3. While it’s not always great to use the same team name, steal someone else’s, or even recycle from other years, I will say I’d much rather see that than “Scott’s Team” or “Team Scott.”Just try to put SOME thought into it.
4. While this kind of falls in line with number-one, be aware there are a lot of things going on in the world right now, so being topical may not be the best approach. Some are more sensitive than others. Just know your leaguemates, and if you don't know them, just use a little caution. Fantasy football should be an escape from politics and world events.

So let's get to the list. A bunch of the names below came from Internet searches, others were names I’ve seen in various leagues I play in, and others revolve around certain topics that just sparked in my mind.

I would love to hear some of your favorite (printable) team names and we can even add them to list as the season goes on. You can see we've had a bunch of submissions over the years. You can email them to me at scottpagel19@yahoo.com. I’ll also update the list throughout the year.

Readers Write

Last year, I got an email from Barb W. She runs an all-female fantasy league, which is very cool. She said when the league started, most of the owners didn't know much about how fantasy football worked, but they were all on point with their team names. This obviously brings a tear to my eye, so I decided to list their names. A year later, a lot of the names are still funny to me. Thanks again, Barb, for reaching out!

• Shove it Through My Uprights
• Massive TDs
• Tiny (but nice) TDs
• Touch Me Down There
• Wine Receiver
• Cleats and Cleavage
• Running Back to the Bar
• Quarterback That Ass Up
• Who Farted?
• The Goodell The Bad and The Ugly
• Motion in the Backfield

2024 Rookies

Maye the Force Be With You
Maserati Marv
Won't You Be My Nabers
Like a Good Nabers...
Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
Niiiice Penix
Penix Envy
Put a Bo on it
Rainbos and Puppies
Somewhere over the Rainbo
Brock and Roll
Jack Bowers, CTU
We're Not Worthy
No Leggette to Stand on
Keon Lights
Polk and Sauerkraut
Polk Salad Annie
Polk Hero
Tricky Trey
Just the Tip (Reiman)
If Hadn't Been for Adonai Joe...

2023 Rookies

• Mingo Was His Name-O
• B5 ... Mingo!
• Single and Ready to Mingo
• Your Town's Mayer
• Mr. Mayer
• Pardon Me, Could You Pass the Bijan Mustard
• Bijan Mustard
• Kincaid Bear
• Stroud and Clear
• Stroud to be an American
• I don't Gibbs an F
• Hand Gibbers
• Pop the Carbonnet
• Spring Flowers
• April Showers and Zay Flowers
• Zay it Aint' So

2022 Rookies

• Bottle of Jameson
• Wilson!
• Dotson.com
• Pickett Fence
• Kenneth Walker, Texas Ranger
• Martini Olaves
• Skyy's the Limit
• Pickens My Nose
• Let James Cook
• Chip and Wan'Dale
• Knight Ridder
• Whatchu Talkin' Bout Willis

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Alcohol-Themed Team Names

This is one of my favorite topics.

• 24 Pack of Matty Ice
• Cooper Solo Kupp
• Shot of Jamison Crowder
• Miller Genuine Draft Picks
• Ginn and Tonic
• Fozzy Navel
• MouthFeely (my favorite craft beer term)
• Barkley Wine
• Ian RapaPorter
• CJ Pilsner
• India Pale B-ail-ley
• Indy Pale Ale
• DeAndre HOP-kins
• Kraft Beer
• ShAndy Reid
• Derek Carr Bomb
• BaCarrdi Rum
• Long Island Iced Montee

Film/TV-Themed Names

Movies and TV shows are an endless possibility for funny names just between one-liners and titles. This list could go on and on, so I tried to narrow it down to the more clever and popular ones.

• Bateman and Robin
• ETN, Phone Home
• Game of Aaron Jones
• Hunt Fournette October (thanks Dave R)
• DeShaun in 60 Seconds
• Lights, Kamara, Action!
• All Dogs go to Evans
• Hot Chubb Time Machine
• FournetteFlix
• Always Sony in Philadelphia
• Kelce Grammer
• Chris Hogan's Heroes
• Dude, Where's My Carr - Trenton T.
• Duke Johnson of Hazzard
• Frankly, Ameer, I Don't Give a Damn
• Dak to the Future
• Dalvin and the Chipmunks
• Alvin and the Art Monks
• Delanie Walker, Titans Ranger
• I Pitts-a the Fool
• Forte-Year Old Virgin
• Yippee Ki Yay Justin Tucker
• Final Dez-tination
• Mr. Aaron Rodgers Neighborhood
• The Big Gronkowski
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Bortles
• Saved by Odell
• The Tannehills Have Eyes
• The Blair Walsh Project
• Michael Thomas and Friends
• One Crabtree Hill

Music-Themed Names

This is another endless possibility between titles and lyrics.

• Stairway to Brevin
• Fields of Gold
• Toney, Toney, Toney Has Done it Again
• Ja'Marr-kin Me Crazy
• Baby Got Dak
• DakStreet Boys
• Everyday I'm Russelling
• Mitch Girl
• 99 Problems but Mitch Ain't One
• Kamara Chameleon
• Lev Zepplin (Thanks Greg S.)
• Zeke and Destroy (Thanks Chris S.)
• Baby Chark, CeeDeeDeDeDeDe (Thanks Ashley A.)
• Funky Mecole Medina (Thanks Stephen J.)
• Jamaal Shook Up (Thanks Breanna M.)
• Momma Just Jealous it's the Beasley Boys
• Don't Go Breaking My Chark
• Hotel, Motel, Golladay Inn
• Kalen Me Softly
• It Takes Tua to Make it Outta Sight
• Rollin with Mahomies
• Oh Saquon Can You See…
• Josh Jacobs Jingleheimer Schmidt
• 99 Problems But Fitz Ain’t One
• Take Mahomes, Country Road
• Hit Me With Your Prescott
• Dr. DeAnDre Hopkins
• Guice, Guice Baby
• Sgt Pepper's Landry, Ertz, Cobb Band
• Ooh, Evans is a Place on Ertz
• Just What I Sneaded
• We Will, We Wilfork You
• We Will, We Will Gronk You
• Let Me See You Tootsie Sproles
• Enter Sandersman
• Just Mike Vick in a Box
• Fleener Than a Junkyard Dog
• Hooked on a Thielen
• Let’s Get PhysZekiel
• Little Red Fournette
• ABC, Easy as RG3
• Flutie and the Blowfish
• Straight Outta Tomlin
• Boy Named Suh
• Runaround Suh
• Le’Veon a Prayer
• Le’Veon my Wayward Son
• Le'Veon Let Die
• For Whom the Bell Tolls
• You Got a Fast Carr
• Hump-Tebow Dance
• You Down with ODB (Jamaal Know Me)
• You Down with JPP
• Flacco Seagulls
• Run DMC
• MendenHall & Oates
• Belicheck Yourself before you Wreck Yourself
• Drew Brees Makes Me Feel Fine
• Troubled Bridgewaters
• Rage Against Vereen
• Counting Crowells
• Welcome to the Patrick Chungle
• Coop Dogg
• Julio Think You Are
• Julio Let the Dogs Out
• Stairway to Evans
• Knockin' on Evans Door
• Wentz, Twice, Three Times a Lady
• Montee Can't Buy You Love
• Red Hot Julius Peppers
• It's Wayning Men
• Hotel, Odell, Holiday Inn
• Chris Ebony and Ivory
• Rock n' Sproles
• Russell and Flo
• Jamaal About That Base
• Me and Julio (Ask your dad about this down by the schoolyard)

Random Names with No Theme Whatsoever

Here are a bunch of random names that cover a wide range of topics.

• Smell What the Brock is Cooking (thanks Jay J.)
• Pickens Moore Flowers (thanks Joe V.)
• Bourne Ready Tutu go all in on Puka (thanks Joe V.)
• Losing puts me in a Moody (thanks Joe V.)
• Hunting with Spears (thanks Joe V.)
• Built Ford Tough (thanks Joe V.)
• Gaskin and Dobbins (thanks Barney N.)
• Wet @$$ Kelce (thanks Barney N.)
• Honky Tonk for donka Gronk (thanks Barney N.)
• Better Call Hall
• Bed, Bath, and Bijan
• Dude, Where's Lamar
• That's What Sheheed Said
• The Princess McBride
• The Young and the Russless
• How I Kmet Your Mother
• Stroudy with a Chance of Meatballs
• Feel the Need for Shaheed
• Send Me Nix Pics
• Love'n Purdy Things (Thanks Eric W)
• Anything for Love
• Baby Back Gibbs
• Born Again Christian McCaffrey
• How I Metcalf Your Mother
• Don't be a Kyren
• Sutton My Face
• As Far As the Eye Kelce
• Stinky Pitts
• Sister Christian
• You Got a Fast Carlson
• Kupping My Cousins
• Pickens Mahomies Chubb
• Teenage Mutant Njibga Turtles
• Tua Infinity and Bijan (Thanks to my newphew Jacob M.)
• All Tua Well
• False Godwin
• Shake it Goff
• Never Grow Kupp
• So Gorgeous It Actually Hurts
• Swiftie Szn
• Death by a Thousand Punts
• Ball Too Well
• Shake it Offense
• Dallas Cowboy Like Me
• The Last Great American Dynasty
• You Need to First Down
• Breece's Pieces
• D'Andre the Giant
• Olave Garden
• Lockett Rauncher
• Judge Jeudy
• Justin It To Win It (Thanks Justin S)
• OMG, Becky! Look at Herbert (Thanks Justin S)
• Tua Girls And A Kupp (Thanks Justin S)
• May-Kamara-ca Great Again (Thanks B C)
• Tachy/Brady Syndrome (Thanks B C)
• Herpes and Hot Dogs (Thanks B C)
• Strawberry Herbert (Thanks Keith K)
• Swift Breece (Thanks Mel S.)
• Gangs of London (Thanks Mel S.)
• Digg'n a Swift Breece (Thanks Mel S.)
• Adam's Bomb (Thanks Mel S.)
• Cee the Hall of Bad Juju (Thanks Mel S.)
• Cloudy with a Lance of Meatballs (Thanks Natalie R)
• Master Bateman
• Master Prater
• Russell Sprouts
• Bad Mooney Rising
• Mary Had A CeeDee Lamb
• Shut the Succop
• Kiss My Butker
• Peaches and Herbert
• Hockenson Loogies
• King of the Hill
• Mario Carter
• Nice Pitts
• Show Me Your Pitts
• Smell My Pitts
• Hubba Chuba
• Chubb and Chuba
• Mac and Chase
• Mahomes and Garden
• Goff My Lawn
• Amari 2600, or 7800
• Get Mitch or Die Tryin'
• Armed Rodgery
• Moore Cowbell (Brandon R.)
• Stopping Kelce is a Travis-ty (Jesse G.)
• DalvinOnTheChinn-punks (Dustin W.)
• Tua in the Pink (John C.)
• Null and Boyd
• Tee Pain
• Iced Tee
• Bill - ieve It or Not
• Don't Stop Bill - ieven'
• My Fantasy Team (In honor of the Washington Football Team)
• Buc Off
• Wine Her, Dine Her, 49ers
• My Bills are Due
• Fresh Prince of Helaire
• Eat Drink and Be Kyler Murray
• It Takes Tua to Make a Thing Go Right
• Cuff and Firsker
• My Gurley Diggs My Johnson (Thanks Daniel S.)
• Russell the Love Muscle (Thanks Jason F.)
• Mixon the Ice in my Kupp (Thanks Chris S.)
• Foles Gold
• Blounts and Fortes (Thanks J. Campbell)
• Never Go Full Ricard (Thanks Jon T.)
• Been Caught Thielen (Thanks Stephen J.)
• My Johnson's Hardman (Thanks Mark)
• MaHomie got paid dat (Thanks Jesse G.)
• Got Duke, David and Mecole (Thanks Mark)
• My Chubb Ertz (Thanks Steve M.)
• My Ballages are Kalen Me
• I've got a Chubby (Thanks Paul G.)
• I Diggs my Skittles (Thanks Paul G.)
• That Younghoe gives me a Chubb (Thanks Dannyt P.)
• My Ballages Ertz
• Murray Up and Wait
• Taking Me Tua Title
• Hot Lockett
• Have a Thielen This Gurley Wins (thanks Kathy D)
• A D-Kupp beats a C-Kupp (thanks John P)
• Prime Kupps (thanks John P)
• A Brown Eye (thanks Ben H)
• Miami Sharks (thanks Richard N)
• The DavidCHI Code (thanks Jason S)
• Red Solo Kupp (thanks Todd E)
• A.K.41 (thanks Jason H)
• Roethlisberger in Paradise (thanks Todd E)
• Hagridiron (thanks Todd E)
• Sackless in Seattle (thanks Brad B)
• Mahomes In Alabama (thanks Doyle H)
• You Gotta McKinnon Me (thanks Robert S)
• Penny For Your Thoughts (thanks Robert S)
• Mixon Drinks With Mahomes (thanks Dave R)
• Sherlock Mahomes (thanks Dave R)
• Aaron Out My Johnson (thanks Joe G)
• Your Gurley Loves My Johnson (thanks Joe G)
• Resting Gase Face (thanks Rob A)
• Armed Rodgery
• Aaron It Out
• Lamar the Merrier
• Who’s on First, Watson on Second
• Watson on Your Mind?
• The Kamara Adds 10 Pounds
• Happy Gollodays
• Kittles and Bits (thanks Brandon F)
• Lying Gronk and BELL-y up (thanks Jesse G)
• McCaff-ery and a Big Mack (thanks Jesse G)
• Where the BELL is Le'Veon?? (thanks Jesse G.)
• More Fourette Than Others (thanks Ryan A)
• Edelmantary my Dear Watson (thanks Samuel G)
• Turn Your Head and Goff (thanks Greg L)
• G-Women (thanks Giants fan Jessica F)
• Gronk If You Love Jesus (thanks Kevin H)
• 7.62 (Von) Miller Meter (thanks Marine Darin F, and thanks for your service)
• Don't Call Me Smallwood (thanks Pauline G)
• Final Boss [number] (thanks Tony T)
• Str8 Rippn [number] (thanks Tony T)
• Cutrid Punt (thanks Tony T)
• Free MY Willy (thanks Tony T)
• Colt Hand Luck (thanks Antonio E)
• Mariota Cut That Grass (thanks Eric H)
• Vita Vea Vegamin (thanks Eric H)
• Darnold Palmer (thanks Eric H)
• Budda Studebaker (thanks Eric H)
• What's Up Mahomies
• Dez Dispensers
• Dak-breaker
• Garoppolos Islands
• The Vance McDonald House
• Kevin White & Blue
• Happy Golladays
• Dalvin Cook-ies and Cream
• Grand Kenyon
• Mixon It Up
• Penny For Your Thoughts
• Rolls Royce Freeman
• Honey Funchess of Oats
• Chronic Dak Pain
• Krispy Kareem - Thomas B
• P90XXXL - Thomas B (Eddie Lacy reference)
• Ty Reek Havoc - Thomas B
• Ertz 2 Jones 4 Brady - Jon W
• Deez Lutz - Doug B.
• Levine Intervention - Scott S.
• Mosley I Drink Urban and Water - Scott S.
• Leave the Run, Takek the Haloti - Scott S.
• Forte Shadys of Jay - Louis C.
• Cutler's Last Stand - twblaylock
• I'm a Man, I'm Forte! - twblaylock
• Roethlisberger Helper
• Chronic Masterdeflator
• Mariota Had a Little Lamb
• Joique-ing Goff
• Devonta Make Out?
• Landry Service
• No Days Goff - Carl S
• In Scottland They Call if Goff - Carl S
• Busted Four-knee-tte - Jonathan W
• Bill I think You Betta Check - Ryan S
• Russell, Wilson, Spalding - 1 Ball That's All - Ryan S
• Not so Lucky Whitehead - Ryan S
• Bless Them if They Snead - Ryan S
• Thomas, Your Rawls are Showing - Ryan S
• Doug's not a Baldwin Brother - Ryan S
• Antonio's Brown Rice - Ryan S
• Big Ben and his Little Friend - Ryan S
• I said Goodell Sir! - Ryan S
• Ah Suck a Zeke - Ryan S
• HoRunninBlingLords - John B
• Eddieable Lacy Panties – Dax L
• Theo Riddickal Physics – Jeff R
• Cruz’in for a Bruz’in – Greg S
• Run DRC – Greg S.
• Bend over and Cough-lin – Greg S
• Vernon Down the House – Greg S
• I’d love a BJ Goodson – Greg S
• Kaeptain America – Jon J
• Storm Cooper
• Ellington Coat Factory
• Wentz Upon a Time
• Zeke and Destroy
• Jacking Goff to Gurley Pics
• Tanne-saurus Rex
• Elementary My Dear Watkins
• Need for Snead
• Mind Reeder
• Carr-ted off the Field
• You’re not Gurden ‘Nuff
• You Winston, You Lose Some
• Fourth and Lynches
• Shake it Goff
• It Ertz when Eifert
• It Ertz when I Pee
• It Hurns when I Pee
• Turn Your Head and Coughlin
• Erect Decker
• Peeping Tomlinson
• Irritable Bowles Syndrome
• Golden Tate Warriors
• My Poop is Ronnie Brown
• Ima Succop
• Guys Never Read the Manuel
• Rex, Suggs and Gronk n Roll
• Rudolph the Redzone Reindeer
• Tebows Before ... [you know - Ed.]
• Eat, Drink and D. Murray
• Wham! Bam! Thank You Cam!
• InstaJimmy Graham
• Ladies and Edelman
• Stafford Infection
• Favre Dollar Footlong
• Ingram Toenails
• Super Mariota Bros.
• Breesus, King of the Drews
• Adam Schefter's Source
• The Jolly Rodgers
• Game, Forsette, Match
• Grilled Brees Sandwhich
• Bye Week
• BortlesHasLacyRawlBrownTate - thanks John D.
• BroJay Pimpson - thanks Desstarr N.
• Suh-icide Squad - thanks Desstarr N.
• Weeden Gordon's Pee
• Hyde and Zeke - thanks Aaron K.
• Brees Nuts - thanks Aaron K.
• Fleenerschnitzel - thanks Aaron K.
• 5 Fleener Dez Punch - thanks Aaron K.
• Hyde ya Kids, Hyde ya Wife - thanks Aaron K.
• Reed Between the Lines - thanks CJ S.

Again, we would love to hear some of your favorite, (printable) names and we can even add them to our list as the season goes on. You can email them to me at scott@4for4.com.