Jalen Milroe listed among USA TODAY's top 2024 Heisman preseason candidates

The preseason Heisman Trophy chatter surrounding Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe continued for the redshirt junior Monday morning, as USA TODAY listed the returning starter among their potential candidates to win the award this fall.

Milroe, who finished sixth in voting for the Heisman Trophy during the 2023 season, was one of 10 players mentioned, eight of which were quarterbacks.

The redshirt junior is coming off a breakout 2023 season in which he held a 65.8 CMP%, throwing for 2,834 yards with a 23:6 TD:INT ratio. Milroe also made a significant impact in the running game, rushing for 531 yards and 12 touchdowns on 161 attempts.

Coming off this breakout season, many across college football are expecting Milroe to take an even bigger step forward in 2025 under new Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer, whose ability to develop quarterbacks was evident a year ago with former Washington signal caller Michael Penix Jr..

However, time will only tell the answer to this, but it’s clear that there is a ton of hype surrounding Milroe entering 2024. Will the redshirt junior live up to it?