NFL execs predict award winners for 2024: MVP, top rookies - ESPN

Caesars Superdome in New Orleans will host Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9, with the march to that ultimate stage beginning Thursday when the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens square off at Arrowhead Stadium (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). The journey to a championship will unfold alongside individual efforts — the hunt for league MVP and other top awards at the annual NFL Honors extravaganza.

We asked league executives and scouts to sort out who will be holding the hardware when the 2024 season ends. From MVP to Rookies of the Year and top coach, few of the major awards offer a clear consensus at this early stage. The possibilities are endless and enticing.

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Many voters have sort of given up on the idea of a «sleeper» pick in this category. That thinking resulted in Josh Allen and Joe Burrow as respective 2022 and 2023 predictions, which were sound choices, to be sure.

But deviating from the obvious is getting tougher to defend. More than 60% of league evaluators who were consulted for this exercise picked Mahomes, who evolves and adapts every year.

In 2022, he overcame the loss of Tyreek Hill with a passing game that heavily targeted tight ends and running backs. Championship. He overcame downright bad offensive play the following year, digging deep to find his rhythm in the playoffs. Championship.

Mahomes enters this season with an elite interior offensive line intact, a still-motivated Travis Kelce and the deepest receiver room in years, featuring dynamic rookie Xavier Worthy.

«He'll be even better next year,» an NFC executive said. «I think they have the speed to help Mahomes get his deep ball back. He and Kelce seem very motivated by a three-peat and the