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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.
2021 STANDARD FANTASY RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Top 200
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.
2021 PPR FANTASY RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Top 200
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.)
2021 FANTASY SLEEPERS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Each team
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 Robbins.” (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?)
2021 FANTASY AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR):
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Overall
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
WEEK 1 STANDARD RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker
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)
WEEK 1 PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker
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 (save these for next year)
Rockin’ Dobbins
Batman And Dobbins
Baskin Dobbins (or Gaskin Dobbins if you get Myles Gaskin, too)
Dobbins And Stealin’
Haha JK LOL
2021 STANDARD FANTASY RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Top 200
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 (save these for next year)
Zack Moss
Uno Moss, Por Favor
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
2021 PPR FANTASY RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Top 200
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
2021 FANTASY SLEEPERS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Each team
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
Tony Pollard
Arroz Con Pollard/El Pollard Loco
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/Night To Rhamondre
Forgot About Rhamondre/Rhamondre Day
2021 FANTASY AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR):
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Overall
Sony Michel
Say It Ain’t Sony
My Little Sony
Sony Side Up
Justice Hill
And Justice For All…
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
Lights, Camera, Jackson!
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
2021 STANDARD FANTASY RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Top 200
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
2021 PPR FANTASY RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Top 200
Sam Darnold
Hey Darnold
Cam Newton
Steady Cams
Lights, Cam, Action
Derek Carr
Dude, Where’s My Carr?
Carroz Con Pollo
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
2021 FANTASY SLEEPERS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Each team
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
2021 FANTASY AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR):
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Overall
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
2021 STANDARD FANTASY RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Top 200
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
2021 PPR FANTASY RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Top 200
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
2021 FANTASY SLEEPERS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Each team
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
2021 FANTASY AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR):
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Overall
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.