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Fantasy football is all about strategy and competition. You can spend hours researching draft trends, sleeper picks, and team depth charts. But there's one aspect that often gets overlooked—the team name. Picking a clever, funny, or punny name for your fantasy football team can add an extra level of enjoyment to the game. So, without further ado, here are some of the best fantasy team names for the upcoming 2022 season.
The Cool Classics
Some team names are timeless classics that have stood the test of time. Let's start with the quarterbacks.
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Here are some of the best quarterback-inspired team names:
- Country Roads, Take Mahomes
- Mahomes on the Range
- Rolling with My Mahomes
- Sherlock Mahomes
- Just the Daks
- Daks Over Feelings
- Dak to the Future
- Hit Me with Your Prescott
- Baby Got Dak
- DakStreet Boys
These names are not only punny but also pay tribute to some of the top quarterbacks in the game. Just be careful if you decide to name your team after Carson Wentz, Baker Mayfield, or Jared Goff. History has shown that it might not lead to success.
Moving on to running backs, here are some creative team names:
- Hot Chubb Time Machine
- Rubba Chubb Chubb
- Kamara Borealis
- Zeke Squad
- Conner Among Thieves
- Little Len Fournette
- Mixon Match Mixon It Up
- Catalina Wine Mixon
- Oh Henry
- Dalvin Right In Akers Dozen
As for wide receivers, despite some players being out of the league or facing uncertainties, their names still inspire creative team names:
- Ob-La-Di, OBJ, Life Goes On
- Radioactive D.K. T.D. Metcalf
- How I Metcalf Your Mother
- That's Amari
- Is It Too Late to Say Amari?
- 7th Evans
- Stairway to Evans
- Godwin Bless America
- Godwin Or Go Home
- Bad Juju
Tight ends can also inspire clever team names:
- Hockenson Loogies
- Kelce Handler
- Kittle Big Town
- Ertz So Good
- Love Ertz Tell Me Where It Ertz
And let's not forget about kickers:
- Bad Mother Tucker
- Yippee Ki-Yay Justin Tucker
The Best of the New Class
Every year, new players, emerging stars, and cultural events inspire fresh team names. Here are some options for changing things up in 2022:
- Najee By Nature
- Etienne-tion Please
- Breeced Lightning
- Give Breece a Chance
- Peaceful Breecey Feeling
- Better Call Hall
- Dillon in the Name Of Dillon
- Them Softly
- Drake London Calling
- Lazard Eyes
- Amon Joy No Amon No Cry
- Chase for the Kupp
- Taylor Made Jonathan Taylor Promise
- The Rashaadfather In Rashaad We Trust
Let's Get Weird: Player Combos
If you're lucky enough to draft players with complementary names, here are some team name ideas:
- Truth and Justins for All
- Mac and Chase
- Drake and Bake
- RashOdd Couple
- Hunter Gatherer
Names Better (Currently) Than the Players Who Inspire Them
Sometimes, the team name is more promising than the player. Here are some team names inspired by players who need to step up their game:
- Happy Golladays It's The Golladay Season
- Long Arm of the Lawrence
- Tuafinity and Beyond
- Charknado
- Sony Side Up
- My Little Sony
- Josh Jacobs Jingleheimer Schmidt
- Keke, Do You Love Me?
- Feeling Coutee
- N'Keal Before Zod
Names We Unfortunately Have to Retire
Finally, we bid farewell to players who are no longer in the league. These team names served us well:
- Kerryon My Wayward Son
- Kerryon Baggage
- Le'Veon on a Jet Plane
- Le'Veon Let Die
- Le'Veon a Prayer
- I Kalen Like a Wrecking Ballage
- Kalen Me Smalls
- It's a Hard Gronk Life
- The Big Gronkowski
Remember, it's unwise to draft someone solely for the team name, but landing a perfect combination can add an extra layer of enjoyment to your fantasy football experience. May your season be full of puns and touchdowns!
