Fantasy Football 2024: Early Cheatsheet for Choosing Best Team Names

Fantasy Football 2024: Early Cheatsheet for Choosing Best Team Names0 of 3

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The 2024 NFL season is creeping closer by the second.

Do you know what you’re naming your fantasy football team yet?

It might feel like a frivolous decision to some, but this is your chance to brand your team and hopefully draw at least a few chuckles and half-smiles out of your league mates.

If your creative juices aren’t flowing yet, we’ll walk you through some team name options based on which player you plan to craft a club name around.

The Rookies1 of 3

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Rookies are the proverbial shiny, new objects of the fantasy football world.

And you don’t have to play in a dynasty league to appreciate their mystery-box appeal. With nothing on the stat sheet yet, the possibilities of what their futures could hold are endless.

If you want to get a piece of this rookie class, you might be excited enough about their potential to build your team name around them. Here are some options to consider.

Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Arizona Cardinals: Marvin The MartianMalik Nabers, WR, New York Giants: Won’t You Be My NabersRome Odunze, WR, Chicago Bears: Rome Wasn’t Built in a DayCaleb Williams, QB, Chicago Bears: Lisan Al-CalebBrock Bowers, TE, Las Vegas Raiders: Lean Wit It, Brock Wit ItThe First-Rounders2 of 3

Set Number: X164496 TK1

Nailing your first-round pick hardly guarantees a fantasy title.

Whiffing on it, though, is effectively writing your own obituary.

These are the players you are building your roster around. These are the ones you are expecting to lead you to victory week after week.

These are also ones you could consider naming your team after, so let’s find a fantasy name for each of the top 10 picks using consensus average draft position (ADP) from FantasyPros.

Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers: Born Again ChristianCeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys: CeeDee BurnerTyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins: Tyreek Down HillJustin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings: JustincredibleBreece Hall, RB, New York Jets: Breece’s PiecesBijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons: Bijan MustardAmon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions: Amon FriendsJa’Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals: Ja’Marrs Attacks!A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles: Brownie PointsPuka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams: Nacua MatataThe Signal-Callers3 of 3

Set Number: X164496 TK1

Much like their real-life counterparts, fantasy quarterbacks can go a long way toward determining their team’s success.

You don’t necessarily need a great one, which is why so many fantasy experts will tell you to wait at the position. You do need a really good one, though, to keep up with the competition at the position.

Given their importance, then, you may opt to name your team after its QB1. If you go that route, here are options for the top 10 quarterbacks by ADP.

Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills: Joshin’ AroundPatrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs: Country Roads, Take MahomesJalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles: Hurts So GoodLamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens: Lamar You Serious?C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans: Stroudy With a Chance of Deep BallsAnthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts: AFC RichardsonJoe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals: Can I Burrow a Feeling?Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals: Natural Born KylersDak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys: Good Kid, D.A.K. CityJordan Love, Green Bay Packers: Everybody Love Everybody