Best fantasy football team names 2023

Sloan Piva

Matt Lutovsky

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Winning your fantasy football league isn't easy. In fact, you'll probably lose...badly. Here's the good news: You can still ultimately be a winner with a funny team name, and that's way easier than actually making the right roster decisions and avoiding injuries all season. Let the other idiots in your league pour over rankings, hunt for sleepers, and pass out on top of their cheat sheets. All you need to find the best fantasy football team name in 2023 is this article right here.

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OK, that's not really true either. Out of the hundreds of puns based on players' names we have below, only around five percent are actually decent. We've been doing this for years, so some are really old, and the source material has long escaped our memories. Rest assured, they were probably clever during the Obama Administration or something.

Hopefully, though, our lame suggestions will inspire you to think of something better. After all, the best fantasy football team names are often that special type of crude or offensive that we're not allowed to print on a family website. Inside jokes with your leaguemates are also popular, and we can't really help you in that department. 

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If you're lazy and just want a good team name served up to you, don't worry, we probably have something that can help, regardless of who's on your team. Some are easy, like "Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles;" others are a little more esoteric, like "Purdddy....Purdddy...Purdy Good." (Shout out Larry David.) A few are classics, like "Call of Jeudy," "Tua Infinity & Bijan," and "Chubby Chasers," and some are even futuristic, like "Dippin' Dotson." 

2023 PPR RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Top 200 | S-Flex | IDP

A pair of younger Vikings help us out with cross-sport lay-ups "Ty Goes To The Runner," and "Jordan Brand." We can get political ("Build The Waller"), religious ("Doubting Thomas"), sacrilegious ("Golden Metcalf"), and historic ("Alexander The Great"). We reference old movies ("Fields of Dreams"), new movies ("Goffenheimer"), TV ("Purdy Little Liars"), rap ("Gettin' Chiggy Wit It"), rock ("Stairway to Evans"), pop ("Dakstreet Boys"), comics ("Batman & Dobbins"), and even YouTube channels ("First, We Breece"). We also have some that are just plain stupid ("Lookin' At The Man In Jahmyr").

2023 STANDARD RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Top 200 | S-Flex | IDP

And even though we can't get too risque, our more immature readers might be able to get some mileage out of "99 Problems But a Pitts Ain't One," "Master Bateman," "Tee Baggers," "Big Dak Energy," and "Rock Out With Your Brock Out." Wow, big day for Brock Purdy, huh?

2023 FANTASY SLEEPERS
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Each Team

So, there you go -- something for everyone. If you don't understand any of those references, head to your local library and find some literature on them. If you found even one you like, then you're welcome. You're already miles ahead of the rest of your league even if you drafted Tom Brady in the first round. Anyone can win a championship, but making someone slightly chuckle/smirk/groan in disgust when they see your team name -- now that's a real victory. 

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Best fantasy football team names 2023

WEEK 1 PPR RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Kickers

Running backs

Bijan Robinson
Here's to You, Bijan Robinson
Tua Infinity and Bijan
Bijan Dusted
Let Bijans be Bijans

Austin Ekeler 
Ek’s Gon’ Give it to Ya’
Austin Powers
Austin 3:16
Professor Ek

Jahmyr Gibbs
Gibbs Xtra
Looking at the Man in Jahmyr

AJ Dillon
Dillon ‘Em Softly

Breece Hall
First, We Breece
Feed the Breece
Better Call Hall
Breece's Pieces
Breece Mode
Hall Til We Fall
Hall So Hard
Came in Like a Wrecking Hall
Keep it Breecey

2023 POSITION TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/ST

Nick Chubb
Chubby Chasers
Hot Chubb Time Machine
We Be Chubbin’
Chubbthumping

De'Von Achane
Achane Running
Achane Has Left the Station
All Aboard the Achane

Rachaad White
White Lotus
White Men Can't Jump

JK Dobbins
Baskin Dobbins
Rockin’ Dobbins 
Batman And Dobbins (or Bateman & Dobbins if you get Rashod Bateman)
Dobbins And Stealin’

Leonard Fournette 
Fournettecation 
Fournette Flix and Chill

Ezekiel Elliott
Zeke Squad
The Zeke Shall Inherit The Earth
Hide And Go Zeke/Zeke And You Shall Find
Get Your Zeke On
Last Night I Took An El(liott)

2023 AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR):
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Overall

Saquon Barkley
Quon Squad (Any Succession fans out there?)
Another ‘Quon Bites The Dust
Saquonda Forever
Watch What You Saquon
All Barkley, No Bite/My Barkley Is Louder Than My Bite

Tank Bigsby
The Notorious Bigsby
The Great Bigsby
Tank You, Come Again

Brian Robinson Jr.
Here's To You, Brian Robinson

Cordarrelle Patterson
Cut the Cordarrelle

Alvin Kamara 
Instant Kamara
Kamara Shy
Lights, Kamara, Action
The Kamara Loves You

FANTASY DRAFT STRATEGY:
Snake | Auction | Best ball | Dynasty | IDP

Jamaal Williams
Better Call Jamaal
Jamaal About the Benjamins
Jamaal About the Bass

Christian McCaffrey 
Run CMC
Mister Christian, Oh, The Time Has Come
Christian Missionaries
Onward, Christian Soldier

Khalil Herbert
Born To Khalil/If Looks Could Khalil
Puffin' Herbert

Isiah Pacheco
Isiah on The Prize

Travis Etienne
All You Can Etienne
You Are What You Etienne

Joe Mixon
Catalina Wine Mixon
Prestige Worldwide — Live at the Wine Mixon
Mixon It Up
Mixon Business with Pleasure
Mixon Match

2023 STANDARD RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Top 200 | S-Flex | IDP

Cam Akers
Green Akers
InstaCam
Lights, Cam, Action

Miles Sanders
I Would Walk 500 Miles
I Can See for Miles and Miles
Head In The Sanders
Quick Sanders

Alexander Mattison
Alexander The Great

Ty Chandler
Ty Goes To The Runner

Jonathan Taylor
Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy 
Taylor to the Moon
Taylor Made

Dameon Pierce
Notre Dameon
Body Piercings

Rhamondre Stevenson
Forgot About Rhamondre/Rhamondre Day
Friendly Rhamondre/Night To Rhamondre
Even Stevenson

2023 PPR RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Top 200 | S-Flex | IDP

Najee Harris
Harris Wheels
Naj Mahal 
Naj’s Illmatic 
Naj-Bombs
Najee Willickers 

Damien Harris
Harris Wheels
Notre Damien

Josh Jacobs
Jacobs’ Ladder

Jerome Ford
Built Ford Tough

Devin Singletary
Young, Free, and Singletary
Seventh Devin/Devin Can Wait/Stairway To Devin/Devin Sent

Kenneth Walker III
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
DogWalker
K SkyWalker on Them Haters

Kareem Hunt
In The Hunt
Big-Game Hunt
Krispy Kareems

James Cook
Big Game James
(See below)

2023 FANTASY SLEEPERS
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Each Team

Dalvin Cook
Jesse, Let’s Cook
MasterClass Cook
Too Many Cooks
Dalvin and the Chipmunks

D’Andre Swift 
Swift Kick In Your Arse
Swifty Hussle  
Cuttin’ Like Swiftblades 
50 Shades of ‘Dre

James Conner
Ex-Conners
Conner Air

Chase Brown
High-Speed Chase
The Chase Is On
What Can Brown Do For You?

Derrick Henry 
King Henry’s Court 
Oh, Henry
D-Block

Zach Charbonnet
Glass of Vintage Charbonnet

Aaron Jones
Keepin’ up with the Joneses
Mr. Jones and Me 
Game of Jones
To Aaron Is Human/Aaron On The Side Of Caution

Tony Pollard
Arroz Con Pollard/El Pollard Loco
Holla at a Pollard Makin' Dollas
Pollard Status
Big Pollard Brand

Gus Edwards 
Every Day I'm Gustlin' 
Gus Station/Back Up The Gus/Gus Stop/Get On The Gus 

Rashaad Penny 
The Penny Is Mightier 
Runnin' Rashaad Over You 
Penny For Your Thoughts/Penny Candy

Raheem Mostert
Mostert Likely To Succeed
Host With The Mostert

2023 AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR):
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Overall

Quarterbacks

Kyler Murray
Kyler, the Creator 
Cobra Kyler
Murray-Up Offense

Dak Prescott
Hit Me With Your Prescott
Dak to the Future
Baby Got Dak
Big Dak Energy 
Dak and Yellow
Dak in the Saddle Again
Prescott Your Luck/Full-Court Prescott

C.J. Stroud
Stroudy with a Chance of Deep Balls
Strouded Judgment
Stroud and Heavy

Patrick Mahomes
Country Road, Take Mahomes
Mahomes Don’t Play That
Rollin’ with Mahomes
Home Sweet Mahomes/Stay At Mahomes/Mahomes Is Where The Heart Is/Mahomes Cookin'/Mahomes Field Advantage

Tua Tagovailoa 
It Takes Tua to Make a Thing Go Right
It Takes Tua to Tango
Laser Tagovailoa/Freeze Tagovailoa
Tua Infinity and Bijan

Joe Burrow
Beg, Burrow, And Steal 
Burrowito Bowl
Joe Burrow, Tiger King

Deshaun Watson
MegaWatson
Turn Down For Watson
Deshaun of the Dead

2023 POSITION TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/ST

Kenny Pickett
Pickett Lines
Kenny Pickett and Flick it
Oh No! They Drilled Kenny!

Aaron Rodgers
Aaron it Out
To Aaron Is Human/Aaron On The Side Of Caution
Mr. Rodgers’ Neighborhood

Mac Jones
Daddy Mac Will Make You Jump! 
Return of the Mac
Big Mac
Maccine Mandate/Anti-Macser

Bryce Young
The Bryce is Right
The Bryce-man Cometh
Bryce, Bryce Baby
Young Gunna
Young the Giant

Matthew Stafford
Stafford Infections
Inglourious Staffords 

Lamar Jackson
Lamar’s Attacks
Lamar You Not Entertained!?
Lamar The Merrier
Jackson Drive
I’m Sorry, L-Jackson
Lights, Camera, Jackson!

Jalen Hurts
Hurts So Good/Love Hurts/The Hurts Locker
Jalen Thee Stallion

Jimmy Garoppolo 
Jimmy G-Unit
Nothin’ But a Jimmy G Thang
Garoppolypse Now
El Garoppolo Loco 
Los Garoppolos Hermanos 

FANTASY DRAFT STRATEGY:
Snake | Auction | Best ball | Dynasty | IDP

Josh Allen 
We're Allen In This Together

Trevor Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
T-Law & Order

Justin Herbert
Puffin' Herbert
Justin Credible

Anthony Richardson
Ant Man

Kirk Cousins 
Kissing Cousins
Captain Kirks 

Derek Carr 
Carroz Con Pollo
Dude, Where’s My Carr?

Geno Smith
Geno Therapy
Skinny Genos

Jared Goff 
Goffenheimer
Turn Goff The Lights 
Turn Your Head And Goff
G'off My Lawn 

Justin Fields
Fields Of Dreams/Fields Day
Strawberry Fields Forever

Brock Purdy
Rock Out With Your Brock Out
Brock N Roll
Purdy Little Liars
Purdddy....Purdddy....Purdy Good

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Wide Receivers 

Davante Adams
D. Adams Family
Davante’s Inferno
Adams Bomb
Up And Adams

Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles

Jameson Williams
Jameson Pickleback Shots

Drake London
Easy Drake Oven
Drake It ’Til You Make It
Werewolves of London
London Calling

Garrett Wilson
Garretteed Satisfaction
Garrett Wilson’s WAR

Jordan Addison
Jordan Brand
Addison Avenue

Chris Olave
Olave Garden
Olave Oil

2023 PPR RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Top 200 | S-Flex | IDP

Skyy Moore
Skyy's the Limit
The Rise of Skyywalker
Skyy High
Skyyfall
Would You Like Some Moore?
Toast You Like S’Moore
The Moore The Merrier

D.J. Moore/Elijah Moore/Rondale Moore
(See above)

Brandin Cooks
Cooks in the Kitchen
Ain’t No Such Thing as Halfway Cooks
Short Order Cooks
Too Many Cooks

Cooper Kupp
Kupp Runneth Over
Fill My Kupp
Red Solo Kupp
2 Girls, One Kupp
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Cooper Troopers
King Cooper

Amari Cooper
Have Yourself Amari Little Christmas 
Amari Express
Amari Teenage Riot
Cooper Troopers
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
King Cooper

Zay Flowers
April Showers Bring Zay Flowers
Give the Man His Flowers

Justin Jefferson
Justin Credible
JJ Jazzy Jeff

Tyreek Hill 
Hill Toppers/Kings Of The Hill 
Hill Street Blues 
‘Reek Havoc/Havoc ‘Reekers 

DK Metcalf
Golden Metcalf

Ja’Marr Chase 
High-Speed Chase
The Chase Is On
Ja'Marr The Merrier

2023 STANDARD RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Top 200 | S-Flex | IDP

DeAndre Hopkins
Beats By DeAndre
Forgot About ‘Dre
Nuk Suit Riot
Nuk Blue Devils 

Adam Thielen
More Than a Thielen 
Hooked on a Thielen
Thielen Like a Million Bucks
I Got a Thielen, a Thielen Deep Inside

DJ Chark 
Chark Week
Baby Chark, Do Do Do Do Do Do
Chark Season
Charknado

CeeDee Lamb
Phi Lamb-a Jamma
Silence of the Lambs
Lamb Dunk
CeeDee Burner 
CeeDee's TDs
Easy as A-B-CeeDee

Deebo Samuel 
Deathblow Deebo
Deebo Knows Football 
Deebowlin’ Over You
Finding Deebo
Son of Samuel

Michael Pittman Jr.
Bottomless Pittman

JuJu Smith-Schuster 
Bad JuJu
Honey JuJu
Got My JuJu Back

Stefon Diggs 
Can You Diggs It?
I Love It When You Call Me Diggs Poppa

Kadarius Toney
Toney Award Winner

2023 FANTASY SLEEPERS
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Each Team

Keenan Allen
Peachy Keenan

Robert Woods
Cabin In The Woods
Woods You Rather?/What Woods You Do?

Jahan Dotson
Connect The Dotson
On The Dotson
Dippin' Dotson

Tyler Lockett
Pop, Lockett, Drop It
Lockett Like It’s Hot
Win? Lockett In 
Hot Lockett 

George Pickens
Pickens & Grinnin'
Slim Pickens

Jaylen Waddle
Jaylen Thee Stallion
Blow Your Waddle

Tee Higgins 
Tee It Up
Spill The Tee
The Tee-Baggers

Calvin Ridley
Get Ridley Of 'Em

2023 AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR):
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Overall

A.J. Brown/Marquise Brown/Amon-Ra St. Brown
Takin’ the Browns to the Toilet Bowl
What Can Brown Do For You?
How Now, Brown Cow
 
Odell Beckham Jr. 
Odellta Variant
O-dell No! 

Brandon Aiyuk
An Eye For An Aiyuk

Diontae Johnson 
A Hill To Diontae 

Courtland Sutton 
Always Up To Sutton
Cute As A Sutton 
Sutton Ranch (Hi, Yellowstone fans)
King Of The Courtland/Royal Courtland/Night Courtland 

Chris Godwin 
There Is A Godwin!
All I Do Is Godwin 

Mike Evans 
Stairway To Evans/Seventh Evans/Evans Can Wait

Michael Thomas
Doubting Thomas

Tyler Boyd 
Avoid The Boyd 
Yeaaaaaaaaah Booooooooooooyd! 
Boyd Rage 

2023 POSITION TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/ST

Treylon Burks
Treylon in the 4th Quarter

Rashod Bateman
Master Bateman
Runnin' Rashod Over You
Bateman Begins/Bateman & Robin

Michael Gallup 
Gallup Poll 

Jerry Jeudy 
Jeudy and the Blowfish
Ms. New Jeudy/Jeudy Call
Call Of Jeudy 
Judge Jeudy 
Jeudy Jeudy Jeudy Jeudy Jeudy Jeudy (shoutout, Beatles fans)

Allen Lazard 
Lazard Focus/Lazard Pointer/Lazard Beam
Lazard King

Christian Kirk 
Captain Kirks
Christian Missionaries
Onward, Christian Soldiers

Christian Watson
MegaWatson
Turn Don 4 Watson
Onward Christian Soldier
Christian Missionaries

FANTASY DRAFT STRATEGY:
Snake | Auction | Best ball | Dynasty | IDP

Tight ends

George Kittle
Say Hello to my Kittle Friend
Dream Big, Kittle Man
Kittles and Bits
Kittles: Taste the Rainbow
Kittle Big Man
Kittle Giants

Zach Ertz
Love Ertz
Ertz So Good
MegaErtz
Ertz, Wind & Fire
Death Ertztificate

Travis Kelce
Kelce Lately

Dallas Goedert
Praise Goedert/There Is a Goedert

Chigoziem Okonkwo
Gettin' Chiggy With It

Evan Engram
Stairway To Evan

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Greg Dulcich
Dulcich De Leche

Irv Smith Jr.
Get Your Irv On
You've Got Some Irv!
Irvous Wreck

Dawson Knox
Knox Three Times
Dawson's Creek
Fort Knox
Don't Knox It 'Til You Try It

T.J. Hockenson 
Ad Hockenson Committee 
Hockenson A Loogie 

Kyle Pitts
Pitts And Giggles
99 Problems But a Pitts Ain't One

Taysom Hill
Hill To Die On/Hill Toppers/King Of The Hill

Darren Waller 
Family Waller/Waller General/Waller Store/Another Day, Another Waller/A Day Later And A Waller Short
Build The Waller!
Waller ID

Mark Andrews
On The Mark
Expert Marksman

Pat Freiermuth
Freier's Club
Deep Freier
Loud 'Muths/Shut Your 'Muth/etc.

Kickers

Justin Tucker
Yippee Ki-Yay, Justin Tucker
"I'm the one who kicks" (Breaking Bad homage)
Bad MotherTucker

Nick Musial, Vinnie Iyer, Jordan Heck, and Jacob Camenker all contributed to this article.

Sloan Piva

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Sloan Piva is a content producer for The Sporting News, primarily focused on betting, fantasy sports, and poker. A lifelong New Englander, Sloan earned his BA and MA in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts and now lives in coastal Rhode Island with his wife and two kids.

Matt Lutovsky

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Matt Lutovsky has been a writer and editor for The Sporting News since 2007, primarily writing about fantasy sports, betting, and gaming.