Award Preview - Offense

A look at the Heisman Trophy favorites and offensive awards for the 2024 season.

This week we will preview the offensive awards for the 2024 season and look at the top QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs and OL. The Heisman Award has become increasingly hard for players that are not quarterbacks to win but we will still look at some of the top candidates. After all, Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon is in for a massive year. Gordon is going to compete against multiple top quarterbacks including Quinn Ewers, Carson Beck, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.

Heisman Trophy Candidates

Quarterbacks:
Quinn Ewers, Texas
2023 stats: 3,479 passing yards, 22 TDs, 6 INTs, 75 rushing yards, 5 rushing TDs

Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
2023 stats: 3,660 yards passing, 30 TDs, 6 INTs, 373 rushing yards, 12 rushing TDs

Carson Beck, Georgia
2023 stats: 3,941 passing yards, 24 TDs, 6 INTs, 117 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs

Jalen Milroe, Alabama
2023 stats: 2,834 passing yards, 23 TDs, 6 INTs, 531 rushing yards, 12 rushing TDs

Noah Fifita, Arizona
2023 stats: 2,869 passing yards, 25 TDs, 6 INTs, -33 yards rushing, 0 TD

Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
2023 stats: 3,364 passing yards, 23 TDs, 5 INTs, 391 rushing yards, 8 TDs

Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
2023 stats: 3,230 passing yards, 27 TDs, 3 INTs, -77 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs

Jalon Daniels, Kansas
2023 stats: 705 passing yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, 74 rushing yards, 0 rushing TDs

Cameron Ward, Miami
2023 stats (at Washington State): 3,735 passing yards, 25 TDs, 7 INTs, 144 rushing yards, 8 rushingTDs

Brady Cook, Missouri
2023 stats: 3,317 passing yards, 21 TDs, 6 INTs, 319 rushing yards, 8 rushing TDS

Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
2023 stats (at Duke): 1,102 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 3 INTs, 352 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs

Will Howard, Ohio State
2023 stats (At Kansas State): 2,643 passing yards, 24 passing TDs, 10 INTs, 351 rushing yards, 9 rushing TDs

Jackson Arnold, Oklahoma
2023 stats: 563 passing yards, 4 passing TDs, 3 INTs, 116 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD

Running Backs:
Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
2023 stats: 1,732 rushing yards, 6.1 yards per rush, 21 rushing TDs
39 receptions, 330 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD