According to BETMGM, there are exactly 1,696 players in the NFL.
That’s means there’s A LOT of potential opportunities for finding a great fantasy football name based off of current and former players.
But that doesn’t mean every name works. Finding an awesome new fantasy football name for your team takes some creativity and thought.
The great news is that there are over 40 million fantasy football players in the U.S.A. alone, so if you’re struggling to find a name, don’t worry, because those that have played for years have already come up with an insanely great list of player-based names to choose from.
Now, real quick, let’s take a look at what makes a great player-based fantasy football name.
What Makes a Great Player-Based Name?
1. Instant connects the player
A great player-based name should be instantly recognizable and connect the player immediately, without you having to think too hard about it.
Here are two great examples:
- RUN CMC (everybody knows Christian McCaffrey – also known as CMC – and the old hip hop group RUN-D.M.C. This one was an instant classic.)
- CeeDeez Nuts (a clever twist between one of the best receivers in the game – CeeDee Lamb – and the funny internet meme Deez Nuts. Fantasy Football gold right here.)
2. Funny, creative, and clever
You want your name to be funny, creative, and clever. Someone should instantly know the player and be able to recognize the joke/creativity within just a few seconds. That makes a perfect name.
Here are two examples:
- Bed, Bath, and Bijan (clever and creative)
- Diggs in a Blanket (perfect for any player or any type of league. Clever and fun.)
3. Is it memorable?
A great player-based name is one that you’ll never forget. The best names are the ones you’ll remember for years.
Check this example out:
- Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe (to me, this is one of the best fantasy football names ever made. When I give people name ideas, this one will always come to me as a fun, creative, and extremely memorable fantasy football name. I don’t even have to explain any of it and you’ll already understand the joke.)
Alright, now that we’ve got all that covered, let’s check out the list!
The 200+ Best Player-Based Fantasy Football Names
- RUN CMC (Christian McCaffrey)
- Lamar the Merrier (Lamar Jackson)
- Joshin’ Around (Josh Allen)
- CeeDeez Nuts (CeeDee Lamb)
- Diggs in a Blanket (Stefon Diggs)
- Bryce and Beans (Bryce Young)
- Country Roads, Take Mahomes (Patrick Mahomes)
- Mahomes Alone (Patrick Mahomes)
- Bijan Mustard (Bijan Robinson)
- Waddle You Doing StepBurrow? (Jaylen Waddle, Joe Burrow)
- Just the Tua Us (Tua Tagovailoa)
- Somewhere Over Dwayne Bowe (Dwayne Bowe)
- For Whom Odell Tolls (Odell Beckham Jr.)
- OBJ YN (Odell Beckham Jr.)
- Baby Got Dak (Dak Prescott)
- Dak to the Future (Dak Prescott)
- My Ball Zach Ertz (Zach Ertz)
- Deshaun of the Dead (Deshaun Watson)
- Insane Clowney Posse (Jadeveon Clowney)
- Living in a Van Down by the Rivers (Philip Rivers)
- TJ Watts Up Homie (T. J. Watt)
- Double Chubble (Nick Chubb)
- 2 Gurleys 1 Kupp (Todd Gurley, Cooper Kupp)
- Baby Back Gibbs (Jahmyr Gibbs)
- Kareem Pie (Kareem Hunt)
- Tua Girls One Kupp (Tua Tagovailoa, Cooper Kupp)
- How I Metcalf Your Mother (DK Metcalf)
- Turn Your Head and Goff (Jared Goff)
- Pukachu, I Choose You (Puka Nacua)
- Jakobi-Wan Kenobi (Jakobi Meyers)
- Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles (Jaxon Smith-Njigba)
- Join the Dak Side (Dak Prescott)
- Cooper Smash Bros (Cooper Kupp)
- Stairway to Evans (Mike Evans)
- Chubb E. Cheese (Nick Chubb)
- Myles High Club (Myles Garrett)
- Bed Bath and Bijan (Bijan Robinson)
- Tua Infinity and Bijan (Tua Tagovailoa, Bijan Robinson)
- To Infinity and De’Von (De’Von Achane)
- Django Achaned (De’Von Achane)
- Beats by Ray (Ray Rice)
- Romosexuals (Tony Romo)
- Dak Street Boys (Dak Prescott)
- Njigbas in Paris (Jaxon Smith-Njigba)
- Saquon Deez Nuts (Saquon Barkley)
- Lemme CeeDee’s TDs (CeeDee Lamb)
- Jerking Goff (Jared Goff)
- Rhamondree 3000 (Rhamondre Stevenson)
- Geno 911! (Geno Smith)
- Dude, Where’s My Carr? (Derek Carr)
- Check Out My Penix (Michael Penix Jr.)
- I Maye Score Tonight (Drake Maye)
- Maye the Force Be With You (Drake Maye)
- It’s Gonna Be Maye (Drake Maye)
- Gronkey Kong (Rob Gronkowski)
- Shake N Baker (Baker Mayfield)
- The Brady Bunch (Tom Brady)
- Hot Chubb Time Machine (Nick Chubb)
- She Likes My Chubb (Nick Chubb)
- Full Chubb (Nick Chubb)
- Lights, Camera, Jackson (Lamar Jackson)
- Third Down for Watt (T. J. Watt)
- Dicker? I Barely Know Her (Cameron Dicker)
- Sutton My Face (Courtland Sutton)
- Achane Reaction (De’Von Achane)
- JK Dobby the House Elf (J. K. Dobbins)
- Brittnae Spears (Tyjae Spears)
- My Vick in a Box (Michael Vick)
- Mim’s the Word (Marvin Mims Jr.)
- Purdy Like a Brockstar (Brock Purdy)
- License to Khalil (Khalil Mack)
- Hung Like Hernandez (Aaron Hernandez)
- When I Come I Phillip Rivers (Philip Rivers)
- Anything For Love, But I Okonkwon’t Do That (Orji Okwonkwo)
- The Real Slim Brady (Tom Brady)
- Burrowito Supreme (Joe Burrow)
- Allen vs Predator (Josh Allen)
- Kittle Me This (George Kittle)
- Hurts So Good (Jalen Hurts)
- Mahomes Depot (Patrick Mahomes)
- The Goffather (Jared Goff)
- Saving Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan)
- Watson Your Wallet (Deshaun Watson)
- You Winston, You Lose Some (Jameis Winston)
- Can You Diggs It (Stefon Diggs)
- Mayfield of Dreams (Baker Mayfield)
- Fields of Gold (Justin Fields)
- The Pitts Stop (Kyle Pitts)
- Olave Garden (Chris Olave)
- Breece’d Mode (Breece Hall)
- Kupp My Life Into Pieces (Cooper Kupp)
- Aiyukidding Me (Brandon Aiyuk)
- Lawrence of Arabia (Trevor Lawrence)
- The Mandalorian McCaffreys (Christian McCaffrey)
- Cookin’ With Dak (Dak Prescott)
- T-Law and Order (Trevor Lawrence)
- Herbert the Pervert (Justin Herbert)
- Chase Me Outside How Bout Dat (Ja’Marr Chase)
- Kamara Shy (Alvin Kamara)
- The Purdy Committee (Brock Purdy)
- My Team Is Purdy Good (Brock Purdy)
- Zeke and Destroy (Ezekiel Elliott)
- Hill Yeah (Tyreek Hill)
- Allen the Family (Josh Allen)
- Burrowed Time (Joe Burrow)
- Chase-ing Wins (Ja’Marr Chase)
- King of the Hill (Tyreek Hill)
- Love at First Down (Jordan Love)
- Stroud Boys (C. J. Stroud)
- Stroudy With a Chance of Deep Balls (C. J. Stroud)
- Sauce-in It Up (Sauce Gardner)
- Sauce Boss (Sauce Gardner)
- Surtain Victory (Patrick Surtain II)
- Micah Drop (Micah Parsons)
- Parsons of Interest (Micah Parsons)
- Bosa Deez Nuts (Nick Bosa)
- Mixon It Up (Joe Mixon)
- Kelce You Later (Travis Kelce)
- King Henry’s Court (Derrick Henry)
- Tyreek and Destroy (Tyreek Hill)
- Good Will Hunter (Travis Hunter)
- Pukaboo! (Puka Nacua)
- Kupp Half Full (Cooper Kupp)
- LaPorta Potty (Sam LaPorta)
- Love Thy Nabers (Malik Nabers)
- No Ketchup, Extra Mostert (Raheem Mostert)
- Blood, Sweat, and Spears (Tyjae Spears)
- Barkleying Up the Wrong Tree (Saquon Barkley)
- A Worthy Competitor (Xavier Worthy)
- Goff My Lawn (Jared Goff)
- Pitts and Giggles (Kyle Pitts)
- The Princess McBride (Trey McBride)
- How I Kmet Your Mother (Cole Kmet)
- Better Call Hall (Breece Hall)
- Unsolicited Nix Pics (Bo Nix)
- The Tortured Pitts Department (Kyle Pitts)
- 99 Problems but ARich Ain’t One (Anthony Richardson)
- Lean Wit It, Brock Wit It (Brock Purdy)
- Saquon for the Team (Saquon Barkley)
- It’s Miller Time (Von Miller)
- Geno Grigio (Geno Smith)
- Vintage Charbonnet (Zach Charbonnet)
- Charbonnet Sauvignon (Zach Charbonnet)
- This Is Your Final Warren (Jaylen Warren)
- Pacheco Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself (Isiah Pacheco)
- CeeDeeCee Guidelines (CeeDee Lamb)
- Skyy’s the Limit (Skyy Moore)
- Kmetted to Winning (Cole Kmet)
- April Showers Bring Zay Flowers (Zay Flowers)
- Time to Lockett In (Tyler Lockett)
- Saturdays Are for the Boyds (Tyler Boyd)
- Aaron Rodgers’ Retirement Fund (Aaron Rodgers)
- Purdy TDs (Brock Purdy)
- Saquon Deez Nuts (Saquon Barkley)
- Juwan’s Johnson (Juwan Johnson)
- Brazilian Boutte Lift (Kayshon Boutte)
- Nabers Think I’m Selling Dope (Malik Nabers)
- Kamara Sutra (Alvin Kamara)
- Morning Chubb (Nick Chubb)
- McConkey Kong (Ladd McConkey)
- Bijan Frisé (Bijan Robinson)
- Daniel Jones BBQ and Foot Massage (Daniel Jones)
- Ja’Marrvelous Mrs. Maisel (Ja’Marr Chase)
- Sir Mixon-A-Lot (Joe Mixon)
- Hampton Inn (Omarion Hampton)
- Oh Say Can You Kelce? (Travis Kelce)
- Hakuna McCaffrey (Christian McCaffrey)
- Smoke a Bowe, Drink a Forte (Dwayne Bowe, Matt Forte)
- Ha Ha Clit ‘n Dicks (Ha Ha Clinton-Dix)
- Shough Me the Money (Tyler Shough)
- Look at the Size of Mike Ditka
- Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day (Rome Odunze)
- Nabers With Benefits (Malik Nabers)
- McConkey Business (Ladd McConkey)
- Brock and Roll Hall of Fame (Brock Purdy)
- Keenan and Able (Keenan Allen)
- The Last Temptation of Russ (Russell Wilson)
- Gibbs Me a Break (Jahmyr Gibbs)
- Pearsall State of Mind (Ricky Pearsall)
- Maye Cause Trouble (Drake Maye)
- The Mighty Penix (Michael Penix Jr.)
- Achane in the Membrane (De’Von Achane)
- Brock to the Future (Brock Purdy)
- The Naberhood Watch (Malik Nabers)
- Goff and Running (Jared Goff)
- Amon a Mission (Amon-Ra St. Brown)
- Shakir Not Stirred (Khalil Shakir)
- Puka Shells (Puka Nacua)
- You Had Me at Hall-o (Breece Hall)
- Tee’d Off (Tee Higgins)
- Olave and Let Die (Chris Olave)
- Higgins and Giggles (Tee Higgins)
- Ray Rice’s Greatest Hits
- Rice to Meet You (Ray Rice)
- Kincaid You Not (Dalton Kincaid)
- Aiyuk Serious (Brandon Aiyuk)
- Moore or Less (DJ Moore)
- Moore Than a Feeling (DJ Moore)
- Kmet Me Bro (Cole Kmet)
- London Calling Card (Drake London)
- No Love Lost (Jordan Love)
- Love and Other Drugs (Jordan Love)
- The Purdy Bunch Redux (Brock Purdy)
- Bijan the Edge (Bijan Robinson)
- Walker Texas Ranger (Kenneth Walker III)
- Conner? Hardly Know Her (James Conner)
- The Goedert Life (Dallas Goedert)
- Pitts Creek (Kyle Pitts)
- Tucker’d Out (Justin Tucker)
- Lockett Down (Tyler Lockett)
- Flowers for Algernon (Zay Flowers)
- Amon-Ra and On and On (Amon-Ra St. Brown)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Sutton (Courtland Sutton)
- Hurts Donut (Jalen Hurts)
- Purdy Reckless (Brock Purdy)
- Legette It Happen (Xavier Legette)
- Bowers Hour (Brock Bowers)
- The Downs Syndrome (Josh Downs)
- Nix and Chill (Bo Nix)
- McBride of Frankenstein (Trey McBride)
So What’s Next?
Hopefully you’ve found the perfect name! The next step is to build your team, play hard, and have as much fun as you can with fantasy football.
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