2024 NFL Early Predictions For Leading Passer, Rusher, and Receiver

The 2024 season is just a few months away, and fans can't wait to see which players will go off this year and top the passing/rushing/receiving charts. Will the league's well-established superstars get the top individual accolades, or will someone rise from the shadows?

Last year, we saw Tua Tagovailova come back from his injury troubles to lead the league in passing, while Christian McCaffrey and Tyreek Hill led the league in rushing and receiving, respectively.

Who will lead the league in passing/rushing/receiving this season? Here are my (way too early) predictions.

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Passing Leader: C.J. Stroud

I've spoken about this in a couple of my previous articles, and this is the prediction I feel the most confident about. Unless someone gets hurt, I can't envision C.J. Stroud failing to get the most out of Stefon Diggs, Nick Collins, Tank Dell, Joe Mixon, Dalton Schultz, Noah Brown, and Robert Woods.

NFL QB Index (by @TheNickShook): There's no reason C.J. Stroud can't be even better in 2024https://t.co/GuxnR18oxB pic.twitter.com/LuVEcOPwkT

— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) May 17, 2024

This receiving core is so stacked that 2022 second-round pick John Metchie III can't even get a look in. If everything goes right, this could be monster season for Stroud and the Texans.

Rushing Leader: Bijan Robinson

Some NFL fans predicted that Bijan Robinson would shock the world and lead the NFL in rushing as a rookie, but Arthur Smith's poor coaching and a lack of touches (18 different RBs had more touches than Robinson) caused him to finish the season with less than 1000 yards.

2024 is the year of Bijan 🌟 pic.twitter.com/R6qmDLn1yx

— PFF Fantasy & Betting (@PFF_Fantasy) March 1, 2024

Robinson still averaged 4.6 yards per carry, and now he'll be working with a new head coach and arguably the best offensive line in the league. The Falcons are expected to win the division this year, and with a new mentality, Robinson can set the world alight.

Receiving Leader: Justin Jefferson

I'll be terse with this one since I covered Jefferson's ability to get the most out of bad quarterbacks in my QB sleepers article. Jefferson still had amazing stats with questionable QBs like Joshua Dobbs and Nick Mullens and would have led the league in receiving had he stayed healthy. Regardless of who's throwing him the ball, no one can rack up receiving yards quite like Jefferson.

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