I wanted to have some fun with this year’s NFL Draft. Every year we see players with unusual names enter the NFL Draft.
I understand making fun of someone’s name isn’t nice: that is not my intention here. Instead, we can admit that there are some unique names in every draft, and this year’s is no different. (In fact, I did this same concept for 2016.)
For your viewing pleasure, I have compiled the 2017 NFL Draft All-Names Team. This team isn’t built off of skill, merit, or conference, but solely on the how fun their name is.
I’m excited to say this year’s class far exceeds last year’s in regards to name quality! With funny names like Jake Butt alongside bad-ass names like Weston Steelhammer, this year’s roster is very promising.
Without further ado, here is the 2017 NFL Draft All-Names Team!
| POS | Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Sefo Liufau – Colorado | |
| FB | Maximo Espitia – Portland State | |
| RB | Taquan Mizzell – Virginia | Dare Ogunbowale |
| WR | Quincy Adeboyejo – Ole Miss | Damore’ea Stringfellow – Ole Miss |
| TE | Jake Butt – Michigan | Jeremy Sprinkle – Arkansas |
| OT | Voghens Larrieux – Coastal Carolina | Storm Norton – Toledo |
| OG | Jermaine Eluemunor – Texas A&M | Leo Koloamatangi – Hawaii |
| C | Tobijah Hughley – Louisville | Anthony McMeans – New Mexico State |
| DE | Noble Nwachukwu – West Virginia | Tanoh Kpassagnon – Villanova |
| DT | Chunky Clements – Illinois | Tueni Lupeamanu – Idaho |
| OLB | Ironhead Gallon – Georgia Southern | Viliami Moeakiola – Arizone State |
| ILB | Christophe Mulumba Tshimanga – Maine | Folarin Orimolade – Dartmouth |
| CB | Chidobe Awuzie – Colorado | Tolando Cleveland – Mississippi State |
| SS | Weston Steelhammer – Air Force | Money Hunter – Arkansas |
| FS | Malik Hooker – Ohio State | Fish Smithson – Kansas |
| K | Younghoe Koo – Georgia Southern | |
| P | Christian Faber-Kinney – Hampton |
