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Many parents devote a ton of time to coming up with a unique name for their child, and plenty of those kids grow up to become college football players. That sport has drawn attention to a lot of people with attention-grabbing monikers, and the group of guys who will be playing in 2025 is no exception.
These are the college football players with the best names who earned a spot on a roster in 2025
General Booty and Decoldest Crawford are two of the first names that spring to mind when it comes to the college football players with the best names in recent memory, but there are more than a few taking the field in 2025 who are able to give them a run for their money.
Emazon Littlejohn—South Carolina
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WHAT is the best name a college football player has this year? YEAH, I’d probably have to give it to Emazon Littlejohn, the redshirt freshman who is a wide receiver for South Carolina. OKAY! Moving on.
Rocky Beers—Colorado State
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Rocky Beers is aptly a Colorado native who kicked off his college career at Air Force before transferring to FIU after wrapping up his time as an underclassman. The tight end spent two seasons with the Panthers before deciding to realign the universe that was thrown out of whack by his departure to Florida, as he’s suiting up for Colorado State this season.
If Coors Light knows what it’s doing, Beers should be getting one of the most organic NIL deals you’ll ever come across.
Grant Beerman—Illinois
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You kind of have to feel bad for Grant Beerman, who would easily have the best booze-related name in college football if not for the man we just mentioned. However, the freshman linebacker at Illinois still deserves a spot on this list.
Legend Journey—Cal
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I feel like you’re sort of being set up to fail with a name like Legend Journey, but the defensive lineman will have the chance to live up to it this season as a redshirt freshman at Cal.
Godspower Nwawuihe—Army
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Army currently lists close to 175 players on its roster, and there isn’t a single one with a name that even comes close to matching that of freshman quarterback Godspower Nwawuihe.
Pig Cage—Incarnate Word
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I regret to inform you that “Pig” Cage’s legal first name is Quinton, but I’m still giving the DB the nod. He’s playing for Incarnate Word after stints with Nicholls State, LSU, UTSA, and Louisiana Tech, and no, he’s not related to Nic.
Dude Person—Central Arkansas
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Central Arkansas has a senior DB named Dude Person. Dude. Person. It doesn’t get much better than that.
Big Al Oliver—Appalachian State
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Big Al Oliver may sound like the name of the man who owns a chain of used car dealerships in the Midwest, but it’s the one that’s officially listed on the Appalachian State website for the 6’5″, 310 lb. offensive lineman who joins the Mountaineers as a freshman.
Da’Realyst Clark—Kent State
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Kent State has been the worst FBS team in the country over the past couple of years, but the Golden Flashes did land a player with one of the best names in college football after Da’realyst Clark headed there following stints with Defiance and Butler Community College.
Nitro Tuggle—Purdue
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Purdue earned the right to add a wide receiver with the first name “Nitro” (derived from his real one, Nitareon) to its roster this season, as the Indiana native decided to play closer to home as a sophomore after beginning his college career at Georgia.
Panda Askew—East Carolina
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Panda Askew spent the first four years of his college football career at Charlotte, but the 6’3″, 300 lb. offensive lineman is taking advantage of his final year of eligibility as a graduate student at East Carolina.
Hannes Hammer—Virginia Tech
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This sounds like the kind of name given to a German villain in an 1980s action movie, but it’s the one that was actually given to the Virginia Tech offensive lineman who was born in Cologne before heading overseas to play college football.
Demon Clowney—South Carolina
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“Demon” would have been an appropriate name for this man’s cousin, as Jadeveon Clowney absolutely terrorized opposing offenses during his legendary college career at South Carolina. As a result, the edge rusher who it was given to has big cleats to fill in his first season with the Gamecocks after previously playing at Ole Miss and Charlotte.
Honorable Mentions
- Memorable Factor—Duke, LB
- King Large—SMU, OL
- Moh Bility—Rice, DB
- Tommy Running Rabbit—Montana, RB
- Squirrel White—FSU, WR
- Eliyt Nairne—Tulane, DL
- Gentle Hunt—Illinois, DL