Best fantasy football team names 2021

We’re very serious journalists here at SN Fantasy. We take great care in our preseason rankings, sleeper lists, strategies, and everything else that makes our cheat sheet a one-stop shop for all your drafting needs. If you don’t humiliate everyone else in your league — old college friends, idiot brother-in-law, elderly grandmother — we feel bad for about 15 seconds before forgetting about it forever and maybe going to Arby’s or something. It’s in that spirit that we present our contenders for the best fantasy football team names of 2021.

Let’s face it — you’re probably not going to win your league. Basic math tells us that. But just because your team is destined to fail doesn’t mean you can’t be a winner at something far more important. Most of the things that derail a fantasy season, like Saquon Barkley’s health, Mike Evans’ targets, or Deshaun Watson’s (allegedly) criminal behavior, are out of our hands, but you can control whether you have a funny or creative team name.

DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2021 Cheat Sheet

Well, that’s not totally true — you might be really bad at coming up with puns based on players’ names. Don’t worry — we’re really bad, too, and we’ve still powered through to come up with hundreds of options over the years. (Told you we were serious journalists.) There’s bound to be one on the list below that either fits your team or inspires you to come up with something much better. We have no shame, which is why you’ll see references so old even we don’t remember the source material anymore. But, again, all it takes is one good one to win over the rest of your league, so be on the lookout for that rose growing from the concrete.

Before we get into this year’s list, let’s take a moment to remember some of our past favorites that are no longer of use. “Pimpin’ Ain’t Breesy,” “99 Problems But A Fitz Ain’t One,” “2 Gurleys, 1 Kupp,” “Le’Veon A Prayer,” “Turn Down For Watson,” “Stop The Spredelman,” “All You Can Ito,” and “Get Mitch Or Die Tryin'” will all be sorely missed. Make sure to thank them for their service.

Fortunately, some of this year’s top rookies have stepped in to immediately fill the void, inspiring gems like “Pitts And Giggles,” “Blow Your Waddle,” “Lance Lance Revolution,” “No Pain, No Gainwell,” “Return Of The Mac,” “Sermon On The Mount,” and, of course, “Jabba The Hut…Pizza The Hut…Fat Guys Like Pizza…Pepperoni Pizza…Pepperoni Toney.” (That one is a maybe a touch too long, but it’s perfect for the one person who’s a big fan of “The Office” and also happens to draft Kadarius Toney in their fantasy football league.)

We also have some classics, such as “Cobra Kyler,” “Fresh Prince of Helaire,” “Chark Week,” “Hurts So Good,” “Every Day I’m Gustlin’,” and “Call Of Jeudy.” You can always go COVID-related with “Dakcine Mandate,” “Robust Vantibodies,” and “Odellta Variant, and if you really want to take it to the next level in a two-QB or superflex league, pay homage to former Mizzou greats with “Get The Jabbert” and “Drew Lockdown.” If that’s too much of a bummer, try something cheerier, like “Gaskin Dobbins.” (I don’t care what anyone says, ice cream is better than the coronavirus — and you can quote me on that!)

2021 FANTASY TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

Look, they’re not all winners, just like the the majority of fantasy football owners. We all know the best team names are usually inside jokes and/or too offensive to print here. We trust you can come up with those yourself. Keep it classy, though. “Master Bateman” is obviously fine, but tread carefully going beyond that. “Vancel Culture” is a real thing in 2021, after all. (Who knew Van Jefferson would have so much value this year?)

If you don’t understand any of the references below, either ignore them or go to your local library and look them up. Now, let’s get you a “W” before the season even starts.

Best fantasy football team names for 2021

Saquon Barkley

Another ‘Quon Bites The Dust

Saquaratine Barkley

All Barkley, No Bite/My Barkley Is Louder Than My Bite

Watch What You Saquon

Ezekiel Elliott

Zeke Squad

Get Your Zeke On

Hide And Go Zeke/Zeke And You Shall Find

The Zeke Shall Inherit The Earth

Ezekiel 25:17

Zeke-a Virus

Last Night I Took An El(liott)

Alvin Kamara

KamaraVirus

Lights, Kamara, Action/Kamara Shy/Instant Kamara/The Kamara Adds 10 Pounds/The Kamara Loves You

2021 FANTASY CONSISTENCY RATINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end

Nick Chubb

Chubby Chasers

Chubb Pack

We Be Chubbin’

Nick Heads

Joe Mixon

Catalina Wine Mixon

Mixon It Up

Mixon Match

The Mixon Administration

Dalvin Cook

Too Many Cooks

Christian McCaffrey

Golden McCaffrey

Onward Christian Soldier

Fanatical Christians/Christian Missionaries

Derrick Henry

Oh, Henry

Oil Derricks

FANTASY DRAFT STRATEGY:
Snake Draft | Auction | Best Ball | Dynasty/Keeper | IDP

Aaron Jones

To Aaron Is Human/Aaron On The Side Of Caution

Keeping Up With The Jones

Jonathan Taylor

Taylor Made

Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Clyde And Go Seek

That’s Helairious

Fresh Prince Of Helaire

Miles Sanders

100 Miles And Runnin’/I Would Walk 500 Miles

Head In The Sanders/Belt Sanders/Quick Sanders/Sanders Castles

Myles Gaskin

(See above)

(See below)

JK Dobbins

Rockin’ Dobbins

Batman And Dobbins

Baskin Dobbins (or Gaskin Dobbins if you get Myles Gaskin, too)

Dobbins And Stealin’

Haha JK LOL

Damien Harris

Notre Damien

Harris Wheels

Najee Harris

(See above)

Raheem Mostert

Mostert Likely To Succeed

Host With The Mostert

Austin Ekeler

What The Ekeler?

Austin Powers

D’Andre Swift

Swift Kick In The Ass/Swift Retreat

Kareem Hunt

Krispy Kareems

In The Hunt/Thick Of The Hunt/Big-Game Hunting

Josh Jacobs

Jacobs Ladder

Travis Etienne

All You Can Etienne/You Are What You Etienne

Zack Moss

Uno Moss, Por Favor

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

Kenyan Drake

Grand Kenyan

I Do What I Kenyan/Yes We Kenyan!

Easy Drake Oven

Life Is What You Drake It

Drake It Til You Make It (or Fake it Til You Drake It)

AJ Dillon

Dillon ‘Em Softly

James Conner

Conner Air

Ex-Conners

Nyheim Hines

Hines 57 Sauce

Trey Sermon

Sermon On The Mount

TreyHive

Trey Day

Devin Singletary

Seventh Devin/Devin Can Wait/Stairway To Devin/Devin Sent

Young, Free, and Singletary

Tevin Coleman

(See above)

Coleman Coolers

Mark Ingram

Ingram Toenails

Tarik Cohen

Cohen Of Silence

Marlon Mack

Born To Mack/Return Of The Mack

Mackcine Mandate/Anti-Mackser

Leonard Fournette

Fournettecation

Nothing But Fournette

2021 FANTASY TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

Gus Edwards

Every Day I’m Gustlin’

Gus Station/Gus Stop/Back Up The Gus/Get On The Gus

Kerryon Johnson

Keep Calm and Kerryon/Kerryon My Wayward Son

Jamaal Williams

Jamaal About That Bass

J.D. McKissic

Sealed With A McKissic/McKissic My Ass

Latavius Murray

Murray Convention

Murray-Up Offense

Rashaad Penny

Penny For Your Thoughts/Penny Candy

Runnin’ Rashaad Over You

The Penny Is Mightier

Kenneth Gainwell

No Pain, No Gainwell

Rhamondre Stevenson

Friendly Rhamondre

Sony Michel

Say It Ain’t Sony

My Little Sony

Sony Side Up

Quarterbacks

Patrick Mahomes

Home Sweet Mahomes/Stay At Mahomes/Mahomes Is Where The Heart Is/Mahomes Cookin’/Mahomes Field Advantage

Rollin’ With Mahomies

Mahomes Boys

Josh Allen

We’re Allen In This Together

2021 FANTASY CONSISTENCY RATINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end

Kyler Murray

Murray Convention

Murray-Up Offense

Cobra Kyler

Lamar Jackson

View From Lamar

Lamar The Merrier

Justin Herbert

I’m With Herbert

Puffin’ Herbert

Jalen Hurts

Hurts So Good/Love Hurts/The Hurts Locker

Joe Burrow

Beg, Burrow, And Steal

Burrowito Bowl (or any variation of “Burrito” you enjoy)

FANTASY DRAFT STRATEGY:
Snake Draft | Auction | Best Ball | Dynasty/Keeper

Dak Prescott

Dakstreet’s Back

Baby Got Dak

Dak And Yellow

Dakcine Mandate/Anti Dakser

Prescott Your Luck/Full-Court Prescott

Baker Mayfield

Mayfield Of Dreams/Baker Mayfields Forever

Baker Of Chains

Baking Bad

Shake-N-Bakers

Aaron Rodgers

Aaron On The Side Of Caution/To Aaron Is Human

Mr. Rodgers’ Neighborhood

Ryan Tannehill

Gym, Tannehill, Laundry

Tom Brady

Once, Twice, Three Times A Brady

Here’s My Number, So Call Me Brady

Brady Bunch

Matthew Stafford

Chief Of Stafford

Stafford Infection

Kirk Cousins

Kissing Cousins

Captain Kirks

Ben Roethlisberger

Roethlisberger Helper

Carson Wentz

North By North Wentz/Go Wentz, Young Man

Wentz Upon A Time

Just Say Wentz

Jameis Winston

I’ll Make You Jameis

All I Do Is Winston

Trey Lance

Lance Lance Revolution/Pants Off Lance Off

Trey Day

TreyHive

Justin Fields

Fields Day/Fields Of Dreams

Mac Jones

Return Of The Mac/Born To Mac

Maccine Mandate/Anti-Macser

Keeping Up With The Jones

Jared Goff

Turn Goff The Lights

Goff Button/Turn Your Head And Goff

G’off My Lawn

Sam Darnold

Hey Darnold

Cam Newton

Steady Cams

Lights, Cam, Action

Derek Carr

Dude, Where’s My Carr?

Matt Ryan

Saving Matt Ryan

Song Of Matty Ice And Fire

Drew Lock

Drew Lockdown

Jimmy Garoppolo

Jimmy G-String Divas

Nuthin’ But A Jimmy G Thang

Wide Receivers

Tyreek Hill

Hill Toppers/Kings Of The Hill

Hill Street Blues

‘Reek Havoc/Havoc ‘Reekers

Davante Adams

Up And Adams

Adams Bomb

Davante’s Inferno

Wings Of A Davante

DeVante Parker

(see above)

Walk In The Parker

Illegal Parker

DeAndre Hopkins

Going ‘Nuklear/’Nuklear Option/’Nuklear Blast

Don’t ‘Nuk It Til Your Try It/’Nuk Three Times/’Nuk ‘Nuk Joke

Tyler Boyd

Avoid The Boyd

Yeaaaaaaaaah Booooooooooooyd!

Boyd Rage

DK Metcalf

Golden Metcalf

Stefon Diggs

Can You Diggs It?

Diggs In A Blanket

The Big Diggs

Calvin Ridley

Calvinist Revival

Get Ridley Of ‘Em

Allen Robinson

We’re Allen This Together

Here’s To You, Mr. Robinson

Keenen Allen

(See above)

Peachy Keenan

Mike Evans

Stairway To Evans/Seventh Evans/Evans Can Wait/etc.

CeeDee Lamb

Lamb Skewers/Lamb Chops/etc.

CeeDee Burner/Portable CeeDee Player

Amari Cooper

Amari 2600

Amari Teenage Riot

Amari Express

That’s Amari!

Have Yourself Amari Little Christmas

Palace Cooper/Cooper d’etat

Julio Jones

Game of Jones

Dr. Julio

2021 FANTASY TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

Robert Woods

Cabin In The Woods

Woods You Rather?/What Woods You Do?

Cooper Kupp

Red Solo Kupp

Palace Cooper/Cooper d’etat

Chris Godwin

All I Do Is Godwin

There Is A Godwin!

D.J. Moore

The Moore The Merrier

Gimme Moore

Rondale Moore

(See Above)

Elijah Moore

(See Above)

Kenny Golladay

Golladay Inn Express

Tyler Lockett

Hot Lockett

Pop-Lockett-Drop It

Stone Cold Lockett

Pocket Lockett

2021 FANTASY CONSISTENCY RATINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end

Ja’Marr Chase

View From Ja’Marr

Ja’Marr The Merrier

The Chase Is On

Courtland Sutton

King Of The Courtland/Royal Courtland/Night Courtland

Cute As A Sutton

Always Up To Sutton

Corn Cobb Pipe And A Sutton Nose And Two Eyes Made Out Of Cole (Just draft Randall Cobb, Courtland Sutton, and Cole Beasley, duh)

Deebo Samuel

Son Of Samuel

Finding Deebo

JuJu Smith-Schuster

Bad/Good JuJu

King Of The JuJu’s

JuJu Know What I’m Sayin’?

Brandon Aiyuk

An Eye For An Aiyuk

Evil Aiyuk/Stink Aiyuk/Etc.

FANTASY DRAFT STRATEGY:
Snake Draft | Auction | Best Ball | Dynasty/Keeper

Diontae Johnson

A Hill To Diontae

Tee Higgins

Tee It Up

Spill The Tee/Tee Bags

Chase Claypool

Jars Of Claypool

Odell Beckham Jr.

Odellta Variant

O-dell No!

DJ Chark

Baby Chark/Chark Attack/Chark Week

Will Fuller V

Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way

Will Powered

Plead the V

Fuller House

Jaylen Waddle

Blow Your Waddle

Jaylen Thee Stallion

Jerry Jeudy

Call Of Jeudy

Judge Jeudy

Ms. New Jeudy/Jeudy Call

Marquise Brown

Hollywood Squares

Hooray For Hollywood

Adam Thielen

Thielen Like Makin’ Love

I Gotta Thielen/Hooked On A Thielen/More Than A Thielen/Can’t Stop The Thielen

Up And Adam

Adam Bomb

Jarvis Landry

Dirty Landry/Landry Service

Gym, Tan, Landry

Brandin Cooks

Ain’t No Such Thing As Halfway Cooks

Too Many Cooks

Jamison Crowder

Crowder Control/Sold Out Crowder/Three’s a Crowder

Crowder Heads

Darnell Mooney

Dark Side Of The Mooney/First Man On The Mooney/Etc.

I Don’t Give A Darnell

Emmanuel Sanders

Belt Sanders/Head In The Sanders/Sanders Castles/Quick Sanders

O’ Come, O’ Come Emmanuel

Christian Kirk

Onward Christian Soldiers/Fanatical Christians/Christian Missionaries

Captain Kirks

Henry Ruggs III

Bearskin Ruggs/Area Ruggs/etc.

Laviska Shenault Jr.

Livin’ Laviska Loca

Hasta Livaska, Baby

Cole Beasley

Pimpin’ Ain’t Beasley

T.Y. Hilton

T.Y. Dolla $ign

Mecole Hardman

Get Hardman

Don’t You Forget About Mecole/Mecole, Myself And I

Michael Gallup

Gallup Poll

Jalen Reagor

Jalen Thee Stallion

Sterling Shepard

Sterling Record/Sterling Silver

Darius Slayton

Slayton Queen!/Slayton All Day

Double Darius

Marquez Callaway

Where There’s A Will, There’s A Callaway

Allen Lazard

Lazard Focus/Lazard Pointer/Lazard Beam

Lazard King

Mohamed Sanu

Sanu Jack City

DeSean Jackson

DeSean Of The Dead

Rashod Bateman

Master Bateman

Runnin’ Rashod Over You

N’Keal Harry

License To N’Keal/If Looks Could N’Keal

Even N’Keal

Van Jefferson

Robust Vantibodies

Vancel Culture

I Live In A Van Down By The River

2021 FANTASY TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

Tight Ends

Travis Kelce

Kelce Lately

Darren Waller

Waller ID

Family Waller/Waller General/Waller Store/Another Day, Another Waller/A Day Later And A Waller Short

Build The Waller!

George Kittle

Kittle Giants/Kittle Big Men

Pot Calling The Kittle Black

Kittle One

Kyle Pitts

99 Problems But a Pitts Ain’t One

Pitts And Giggles

Show Us Your Pitts

2021 FANTASY CONSISTENCY RATINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end

T.J. Hockenson

Hockenson A Loogie

Ad Hockenson Committee

Noah Fant

Fantom Menace/Fantom Of The Opera

What’s your Fant-asy?

Fant Man

Whatchu Noah ‘Bout It?

Mike Gesicki

Gesicki To My Stomach

Robert Tonyan

I, Tonyan

Metric Tonyan/My Uzi Weighs A Tonyan

Dallas Goedert

There Is A Goedert/Praise Goedert/etc.

Cole Kmet

When Harry Kmet Sally

Jared Cook

Too Many Cooks

I Went To Jared

FANTASY DRAFT STRATEGY:
Snake Draft | Auction | Best Ball | Dynasty/Keeper

Zach Ertz

Death Ertz-tificate

MegaErtz

Blake Jarwin

All I Do Is Jarwin

Blake Effect/Blake Superior

Austin Hooper

Jumping Through Hoopers

Austin Powers

C.J. Uzomah

Secret Of The Uzomah

Vinnie Iyer, Jordan Heck, Tony Fortier-Bensen, Jacob Camenker, Billy Heyen and Ellis Williams all contributed to this article.

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