“Call Me Brady,” “The Touchdown Factory,” and “The Brees Knees” are just a few clever fantasy football names you might encounter in your league.
Why the fascination with naming fantasy football teams?
Whereas the winners of your fantasy league are typically hardcore fans who have spent considerable time poring over stats and projections, the folks who come up with great team names put their creativity on display. They show their wit and have some fun with it – playing FF how it’s supposed to be.
The real, serious fans might walk away with your league’s championship and most of the money, but the owners with great team names walk away with an outpouring of respect. A good squad nickname is a reflection of your own personal brand. Win or lose, if you have a funny selection, folks will compliment your choice and think better of you – well, maybe.
A lot of league competition takes place amongst work colleagues. Your choice for your team name probably isn’t the best arena to test whether your new VP likes a little vulgarity. With that in mind, here are some good options that will pass the work censors and receive the stamp of approval from your mother.
Mom-Approved Fantasy Football Team Names
- Easy Breesy, here’s another option with a little more risk: “Breesus, King of the Drews.”
- Marshawn of the Dead
- Dak to the Future
- I Gotta Thielen— Everyone hopes Adam Thielen has a long, productive NFL career, for NFL fantasy sake. The “feeling” play of words on his last name provides some solid options. Here’s another: “Hooked on a Thielen.”
- Darth Raider
- All I Do is Winston
- Luck Dynasty – Short and sweet. Hopefully, Andrew Luck will bounce back quickly from his shoulder injury.
- Hotel Odell Holiday Inn – Sure, the “Rapper’s Delight” reference here will likely be lost on Mom, but nothing offensive here, and your team has a built-in theme song.
- Mariota Kart
- Robo Cobb
- The Brady Bunch – A TV show reference that Mom will know combined with an NFL player she’ll know – perfect.
- Hurts Notice
- Tate is Enough
- Upper Deckers
- Stairway to Evans – Love this one!
See Ja’Marr Chase Fantasy Names.
Good Fantasy Names for the Office
- Diggs in a Blanket
- Honeybaked Beckham
- Wham-Bam-Thank-You-Cam
- The Jolly Rodgers – Great logo possibilities with this one. Others to consider: Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood and Aaroning it Out.
- Flacco Seagulls – An all-time classic.
- Cry me a Rivers – I’ll have a hard time calling Philip Rivers a Los Angeles Charger for some time.
- The Tannehills Have Eyes
- Ingram Toenails
- Games of Jones – Julio Jones plus hottest TV Show = Fantasy naming magic!
- Brady Gaga
- Clam Crowder
- Scoreless in Seattle
- Every Day I’m Russelling – Russell Wilson on Twitter Also, check out Russell Wilson’s commencement address at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Wise beyond his years.
- Sanu Jack City
- InstaGraham
- Cam WOW!
- Inglorious Bradfords
- Hyde and Zeke – You’ll want to draft Carlos Hyde and Ezekiel Elliott to pull this one-off.
- The Abusement Park
- The Backfield and McCoys
- Highway to Bell – When Le’Veon has the ball, it seems like the highway is downhill.
- Jordy is the New Jirdy
- One Tyreek Hill
- It’s Always Runny in Philadelphia – Brilliant!
I hope you enjoyed these clever fantasy football team names.
By Mike O’Halloran
Founder and Editor, Sports Feel Good Stories
More Clever Fantasy Football Names
Good Fantasy Names – This year’s collection with options by stars, e.g., Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, etc., and by some teams, e.g., Packers, Steelers, etc. Over 30 pages.
2017 Collection – 142 more options
Alvin Kamara Choices – All the options focus on you owning the Saints running back.
Saquon Barkley – There are some great selections for the Eagles’ running back sensation.
Originally published August 23, 2017.
